Need to quit smoking for the sake of your health?

Many long term smokers have tried so many times to quit the habit; the health reasons alone make for grim reading. 87% of lung cancer deaths are caused through smoking. Miscarriage, infertility, tooth loss, and many other health issues mean that smoking can actually shorten your life by 10 years!  Quitting smoking can reduce these health problems and the earlier you quit the greater the health benefits.

Statistics show that 9 out of 10 tobacco users actually start smoking before they are 18 years old; most of these never think they will become addicted. Also, a child is more likely to start smoking if their parents smoke. This means many more generations will smoke and health issues will not get any better. In fact, they will get worse as smoking continues.

There are many methods to quitting and many people have gone down the route of nicotine patches, mints and chewing gum.  Some maybe even tried hypnotism, bought tapes and CDs or attended acupuncture sessions. Others might try will power alone. However, with the stresses of everyday life many smokers inevitably return to the habit of smoking as will power is sometimes not enough.

Inventors have now made the electronic cigarette, which has continued to grow in popularity over the past five years.

The e cig looks like a normal cigarette, the difference being it helps control your habit when you inhale it by giving your body a nicotine hit, which is the addictive ingredient in smoking. It is battery operated and the vapour can even be purchased in different flavours.

Moreover, because it looks like a cigarette and you hold it exactly in the same way so you really feel like you’ve been smoking.  They are designed to deliver the nicotine fix to your lungs and brain but without all the toxins of a real cigarette; so you mimic the act of smoking without actually lighting up!

Although the effectiveness of these devices helping you to completely quit is in question, they are a great alternative to smoking and widely agreed as a healthier option although they are still undergoing tests to confirm. Many people do claim to have given up completely through these products though, claiming that due to the range of nicotine strengths (including a zero nicotine), they were able to gradually wean themselves off the chemical.

Some smokers combine the e cig with other methods, including attending support groups and meetings which are also thought to be a successful aide when a person is trying to quit smoking.

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