Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
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Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#2"Cold turkey is best way to quit smoking, study says"
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-t...
Not convinced switching people to a just as addicting, just as nasty way of killing themselves slowly is any better.
Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#3"Cold turkey is best way to quit smoking, study says" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-t... Not convinced switching people to a just as addicting, just as nasty way of killing themselves slowly is any better.
Did you read either article? The CNN one you link to was a study that compared cold turkey vs gradually scaling down.
> "Researchers looked at nearly 700 long-term heavy smokers in England who wanted to kick the habit. They instructed half of the participants to quit abruptly -- that is, pick a quit day when they would give up smoking entirely. The other half were told to scale back their cigarettes gradually for two weeks leading up to their quit day.
> But even the abrupt-quit group was not exactly going it alone. The researchers gave them nicotine patches to use for two weeks before their quit day. During this period, the gradual group also got patches, as well as gum, lozenges and other types of short-acting nicotine replacement therapy to help them as they cut back. After the quit day, both groups got patches and short-acting therapy, in addition to counseling. "
This link refers to smokers switching to e-cigarettes, which is considering significantly less harmful than normal cigarettes, e.g. https://www.nhs.uk/news/heart-and-lungs/e-cigarettes-95-less...
Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#4"Cold turkey is best way to quit smoking, study says" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-t... Not convinced switching people to a just as addicting, just as nasty way of killing themselves slowly is any better.
At the very least, nicotine-free e-cigarettes allow people addicted to cigarettes to maintain the habit of smoking -- going outside, taking the mental break associated with cigarettes -- but without the damage of actual smoke or nicotine.
Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#5vaping definitely isn't healthy but it doesn't take much time vaping to determine that it's less bad for you than smoking.
i still want to quit nicotine entirely one day but until that day comes, my vape pen and i are good friends. 9 months ago i tried one out, and that same day was the very last day i ever smoked a cigarette.
Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#6"Cold turkey is best way to quit smoking, study says" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-t... Not convinced switching people to a just as addicting, just as nasty way of killing themselves slowly is any better.
At the very least, nicotine-free e-cigarettes allow people addicted to cigarettes to maintain the habit of smoking -- going outside, taking the mental break associated with cigarettes -- but without the damage of actual smoke or nicotine.
You can do this without smoking anything too.
I smoked a pack a day for over 10 years and quit cold turkey without any patches or vaping.
The mental break thing is definitely real. I highly recommend just going outside. Maybe do a couple of laps around the block.
Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#7"Cold turkey is best way to quit smoking, study says" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-t... Not convinced switching people to a just as addicting, just as nasty way of killing themselves slowly is any better.
Did you read either article? The CNN one you link to was a study that compared cold turkey vs gradually scaling down. > "Researchers looked at nearly 700 long-term heavy smokers in England who wanted to kick the habit. They instructed half of the participants to quit abruptly -- that is, pick a quit day when they would give up smoking entirely. The other half were told to scale back their cigarettes gradually for two…
Did read both articles. Not an expert by any means on smoking, but often e-cigarettes are also a way to quit by scaling back the nicotine content in the cartridge.
Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#8"Cold turkey is best way to quit smoking, study says" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-t... Not convinced switching people to a just as addicting, just as nasty way of killing themselves slowly is any better.
I sometimes feel like I'm in loony land with all the e-cigarette FUD. It doesn't take a genius to realize that the cancer causing potential of smoking lies primarily in inhaling smoke containing a large number of carcinogenic combustion products. Vaporizers completely eliminate that; it's why "medical marijuana" is a thing, they couldn't prescribe it when the side-effect is cancer.
Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#9"Cold turkey is best way to quit smoking, study says" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-t... Not convinced switching people to a just as addicting, just as nasty way of killing themselves slowly is any better.
The current scientific consensus is that e-cigarettes, although they may still have some risks, are far less harmful than conventional cigarettes.
"This systematic review appraises existing laboratory and clinical research on the potential risks from electronic cigarette use, compared with the well-established devastating effects of smoking tobacco cigarettes. Currently available evidence indicates that electronic cigarettes are by far a less harmful alternative to smoking and significant health benefits are expected in smokers who switch from tobacco to electronic cigarettes."
Re: Switching to e-cigarettes could save 6.6M American smokers
#10"Cold turkey is best way to quit smoking, study says" http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/15/health/quit-smoking-cold-t... Not convinced switching people to a just as addicting, just as nasty way of killing themselves slowly is any better.
>just as addicting, just as nasty
What are you basing that ludicrous statement on?