Quitting smoking is by far the best option for long term smokers who are suffering health poblems, such as breathlessness and heart disease.

 

However, although quitting smoking may be the best option, it is certainly not the easiest.

 

Many, many people try to quit and fail, over and over again.  Most will try a variety of methods to stop.

 

Some think they can do it with willpower alone.  Few will succeed with this method.

 

Others try the many smoking cessation products on the market.  These will deliver nicotine, which is what everyone who smokes is addicted to, and quite a number of this group will succeed.

 

For others it is not only the nicotine they crave, but the very act of smoking, and for these people the electronic cigarette may be the answer.  It is also a nicotine replacement product, and has the added benefit of looking and feeling like the real thing.  It is used just like a real cigarette.  The user inhales nicotine from a cartridge within the e-cig and exhales a harmless water vapour.

 

It is currently difficult for e-cig companies to make quit smoking and health claims because the FDA in America refuses to let them market the e-cig as a nicotine replacement product.

 

Most who use the electronic cigarette feel healthier and it seems to make sense that this product is better than tobacco, simply because it does not contain the numerous dangerous chemicals present in tobacco.

 

Using the e-cig is also much cheaper, around 50% cheaper!