Last week I passed one year since I had my last cig...after nearly 40 years of smoking and a 2 pack a day habit (no need to do the math...it was a lot of money). I vowed to quit when they hit $1 pack and then $2...but it wasn't until E-Cigarettes came along that I saw a way off that expensive and deadly treadmill. I now spend $10 a week vs. $7 plus a pack and my friends and family have been extremely supportive...they're glad I no longer smell like an ashtray.

The E-Cig has done the trick for me...and I can and do "vape" anywhere and everywhere. As long as you're determined it's a very good "gateway" to quitting. Plus, as you state, you are no longer lining the pockets of right wing asshats.

Congrats on your year of being smoke free!

Cheers

Thanks in advance.

I tried those initially...and found the e-cigs they sell at gas stations to be inferior in both durability and "smoking quality" than my EZ Go refillable. While the initial investment for the refilables are higher, in the long run I like having the reliability which has been important in my being able to rely solely on the E-cigs.

I would ebb on the side of caution on the 'gas station' disposables, howerver; I can personally vouch for the disposables from volcanoecigs...

Spent a lot of money on 2 different kinds. Both broke within a week. One wouldn't charge and the other was clogged - couldn't inhale.

So I am back to really quitting, not inhaling anything.

I had a bit of a learning curve but within a couple months I found what worked best. A lot of this is determination...I wanted to quit for a long time but still enjoyed the smoking sensation. This was the best of all possible world for me thus the incentive to make it work.

Here's hoping you're able to be successful...if only to put a lot of money back in your pockets and not into the coffers of big tobacco.

Cheers...

It's a process. Slowly but surely I'll get there.

I get my supplies from a place called the Vapor Pro...very good on having materials in stock and quick delivery. The initial set up (the battery, carborator and fluid is about $60) and you can get the fluid in many flavors and levels of nicotine. I keep two "pacifiers" with me and that lasts me all day...

Good luck!

Maybe e-cigs would make his quiting easier?


Thank you!

...and their need/desire to quit. I'd suggest getting a "starter" e-cig or have him investigate the system itself. There's an excellent message board http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ that has all sorts of information about the best systems out there.

In my case, if it weren't for my e-cig I'd still be sucking on the cancer sticks. In many ways I feel like I'm "cheating" as I can still "puff" away when I'm working or watching TV and no one cares. I also use it when I'm driving and with no smell it doesn't bother others. I've been suprised at how supportive my family and friends have been and accepting of my new "habit".

I wish both of you the best of luck...I'm very glad I was able to switch to e-cigs and feel many advantages. I hope it helps him as well.

e-cigs are simply replacing one nicotine form for another. The e-cigs don't have the other harmful properties of cigarettes, but they are still an addiction. If he is 3 weeks smoke free without nicotine, this could be a step backward. Better than smoking again, but if he can endure the nicotine withdrawal a little longer, he may be able to be completely nicotine free. I used OTC lozenges, nicotine causes capillary restriction, my hands tingled until I quit nicotine altogether.

30+year heavy smoker (2+ packs/day). Patches, cold turkey, cutting down, nothing worked. I literally could barely breathe anymore, and each year that passed my health got a little worse.

E-cigs worked, thank god, or I have no doubt I wouldn't be physically able to sit here and type this today.

When people ask about my e-cig, most are congratulatory and excited to tell someone they love that there's a new tool to save their life. Maybe one in 20 people respond in the pessimistic, scolding manner of your post.

I'm appreciative they are in a tiny minority.

After 50 years of smoking.

Both will kill you earlier.

years ago. Been smoke free for 30 years.

Also the occasional very expensive cigar. I quit nearly 30 years ago - cold turkey. The funny thing is a couple of weeks or so after I quit I went to drink some milk and thought it tasted funny until I realized that my sense of taste had gone back to normal and that was how milk was SUPPOSED to taste. I had a bad case of pneumonia back when I was 40 and ever since then I couldn't smoke even if I wanted to - hell really cold air in winter is a killer forget smoking.

I'm no longer paying Republicans to kill both me and my country by buying cigarettes.

I smoked for over 20 years and quit cold turkey.

who come on-board and help the smoker as he/she is quitting.

My son and I quit same time and our SO's were an amazing help.



Tikki

...if you brush your teeth often or drink orange juice frequently, that helps temper the need to light up.

I quit about a dozen times until it finally took hold about 20 years ago. Once you've passed a certain time -and it's different for everyone- you know you can never go back.

31 year smoker. Quit in Sept. 2010.

I will also stop buying jelly bellies, cuz they donate to the GOP too. Good thing I only bought them occasionally.

I know there are other things out there, will do what I can as I find out.

And do you know every time you use electricity you are giving money to nuke plants that are putting radiation into the air which makes everyone sick? Of course you did. Or now you do.

Congrats! You're THAT person...

Quitting caused me to ramp up my posting at DU. Sorry everyone, lol.

That is a boatload of money for these goons.

The state of Massachusetts alone made an estimated $444 million in tobacco taxes 2010. That money was spent on a whole bunch of things I supported (like schools and medicare). If John Boehner and Mitt Romney get a couple of bucks so that some of our schools don't have to lay off more teachers, I'm willing to accept that. FAR more of that 7-10$ per pack ends up in the hands of the governments (local, state and federal) than in the hands of those who produce the product.

There are many reasons to quit smoking, this one is just pretty weak.

much of anything and not to hold a job where someone's making profit off your back or where you are enforcing the rules and world view of the ruling class -- which is most jobs.

"the economy" is run by them, and for their benefit.

refillable cartridges and VG-based refill liquid. Yum.

Congrats on your smoke-free year!

Somebody told me the relationship between GOP & big tobacco it really helped!

in 1980, cold turkey and it wasn't fun.