I did not! But, today makes 3 weeks ago that I smoked my last cigarette, and after having smoked for over 37 years and trying to quit probably a hundred times, I think I just may have actually done so.

I did want to cut down though, and over the years I've tried just about everything that came out, with absolutly no success.

A little over 3 weeks ago I decided to give electronic cigarettes another shot, figuring that maybe I could at least cut back on the 1 1/2 to 2 packs of cigarettes per day I was smoking. I'd tried the cheapie ones that come out of China and are sold at Walmart and gas stations in the past, but they are absolute crap and didn't do anything at all to satisfy the urge, so this time I decided I would spend a little more and get a good one that might actually help.

The one that I bought was the EGO starter kit and between the kit and a couple of bottles of smoke juice cost a little over $100. I also bought it from a local vapor store and paid more than I could have, because I wanted to try before buying.

That was on a Sunday at around noon, and when I went to bed that night I'd realized that I'd only smoked 3 real cigarettes after having bought it that day. The next day I smoked 3 cigarettes the entire day, same held true on Tusday, and Wednesday morning I woke up and lit a cigaretteand took a couple of puffs, then just looked at it and thought to myself what the hell am I doing? I don't like this and my ecigarette tastes much better. I put that cigarette out and haven't picked on up since.

The next day I washed out all of my ashtrays out and put them in a cabinet, then took the carton of cigarettes I had sitting on my counter and threw them on top of my cabinets and out of sight. They still sit there, as do the 2 full packs of cigarettes in the glove box of my car, because I LOVE knowing that the temtation is there, and having absolutely no urge to light up.

I also ended up buying another egicarette called a Vamo, this one better than the first and geared more toward techies, as it allows for the adjusting the voltage or wattage, does some othe neat stuff, and well it just looks cooler and a couple of extra atomizers and different flavored smoke juices, all bought online and all for much less than local vape stores sell the stuff for.

Yeah, I'm still getting my nicotine fix, but at a lower level and without the other 4,000 or so chemicals in cigarettes, and I've already cut the nicotine level by 25% from what I started at. And, I've got some really great tating smoke juices too!

If you're looking to quit smoking and have tried in the past but couldn't, you should take a good look at getting yourself a good electronic cigarette. I won't call myself a non or ex smoker just yet, because its only been 3 weeks, but I haven't gone longer than 3 hours without a cigarette in the last 25 years, well not while I was awake anyway. So, I say if I'm not there yet, I'm just about there.

If you're interested in quiting and are ready to give ecigarettes a try, then here's I couple of sites I've bought from and that have great prices, as well as discount codes you can use to save a little more.

Texas Seclect Vapor - use this coupon code to get a 10% discount: phero10

Vapor Kings Use this coupon code for 10% off: VKBC

EC Blend Use this coupon code for a 20% discount on smoke juicesd and supplies: 10020

Here's a couple of video reviews on both the EGO and Vamo, for anyone that wants to watch them:

Hi

I've been a vapor for a while though now I dont vape or smoke.

Pros of E-cigs:
- I have really witnessed 5 people (including my brother and I) quit cigarettes just by shifting to e-cigs.

Cons:
- I also have witnessed two people that were not smokers and became e-cig smoker
- It will be soon an expensive hobby to buy, try and review new products, since there are lots of them with tons of flavours. (just like other stuff in this forum)

But if anybody wanna really quit, this shit is really working

My 2 cents ...

I quit back in 2000 using nic gum, which was pretty new back then. This Feb will be 13 years and I haven't had the slightest craving in 7-8 years. I never could have quit cold-turkey, or even by weaning off. I'd still be smoking if not for the gum.

Are you considered a non-smoker if you only use ecigs? Can ecigs be used in "No smoking" areas? Are they considered a healthy alternative to smoking?

(01-30-2013 5:27 PM)JAYCEE Wrote:  Are you considered a non-smoker if you only use ecigs? Can ecigs be used in "No smoking" areas? Are they considered a healthy alternative to smoking?

I really don't know. I do know that I'm only getting the nicotine now instead of the other 4,000 or so toxins that are in actual cigarettes, that my sense of smell and taste have significantly improved, and that I no longer smell like smoke.

Ecigs can be used in most non-smoking areas, althoiugh maybe not all. As to them being a healthy alternative, how about a healthier alternative, just like the gum is.

Nicotine is still a fatal toxin, and ecigs, gum, patches and all other nicotine replacement therapies are just substituting the method of administratio, and eliminates having to take in a bunch of other toxins too just to get the nicotine fix.

Congrats Mark! If it weren't for the whole addiction/tolerance aspect, nicotine would be a fascinating drug. I suppose they don't add harmala alkaloids and related chemicals to the ecigs which are found in cigarettes. So that's one portion of the drug effect ecig users aren't getting. (It's an interesting debate how much harmala alkaloids contribute to the effects attributed sole-ly to nicotine. But not being a smoker, I never got too deep into it.)

Cutting out tar should do a world of good, in any case. That's one of the most carcinogenic portions of cigarettes.

E-cigs don't damage the heart.

Despite this, a quick search suggests it's hard for people using ecigs to get non-smoker rates. I don't think there's any evidence that ecigs impact health the way that cigarettes do. I'm guessing testing for any form of nicotine is the common way to show someone is a smoker, even if that's not what harms people's health.