Four people reveal how using e-cigarettes helped them stop smoking and how they can help others quit
In an attempt to reduce the smoking rates in England, the NHS is considering making e-cigarettes available on prescription to help tobacco smokers quit and switch to vaping.
Four people speak about their experiences of using e-cigarettes and how they helped them stop smoking.
‘I was a heavy smoker from the age of 17 until I was 40’
I was a heavy smoker from the age of 17 until I was 40. I tried several times to quit and used nicotine replacement aids (chewing gum, inhalator and patches) as well as acupuncture, hypnosis and will power. I had two young daughters and was very self-conscious of being a smoker and exposing them to it. Yet I continued to smoke.
Nothing worked until I took up vaping eight years ago. I have not smoked a single cigarette since then, going from 30 cigarettes a day to zero immediately. I started vaping with 18mg of nicotine and quickly reduced this to 3mg (the lowest level). I think that the physical act of inhaling vapour has acted as an ideal replacement for smoking and the taste is infinitely better than tobacco.
Rachel Obordo – The Guardian – 2021-10-29.
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