| I have been a cigarette smoker for over 40 years. | | | | when and where I want to. |
| During that time I have smoked ten's of thousands of | | | | My first stop was down at my local pub. It was great |
| cigarettes and spent thousands of pounds, ruined my | | | | to wipe that smug smile off the faces of the non |
| health and all for my craving for the drug nicotine. | | | | smokers. |
| Yes I am an addict, addicted to nicotine. | | | | There was me enjoying my vice without having to go |
| Over the years I have tried and failed to give up my | | | | outside and stand in the freezing cold. |
| addiction many many times. | | | | And don't forget the smoking ban in Airports. Yes I can |
| Just some of the methods I have used to try and help | | | | use my electronic cigarette even there. |
| me stop have been:- | | | | Then there is shopping malls, the work place and even |
| • Hypnotism, it just did not work on me. | | | | company vehicles, ahhh! |
| • Patches, I am allergic to them, I come up with | | | | No real smoke means, no smell, no passive smoking, |
| big red sore marks when I put them on. | | | | no smell on your clothes. |
| • Gum, made my jaw ach and could not find a | | | | So I have got some of my freedom back. |
| flavour I liked. | | | | I can "smoke" every where! |
| • Inhaler, this just burnt my tong and I wanted | | | | That should be enough reason for me writing this but |
| a cigarette as soon as I put it down. | | | | here is the <b>Real Biggy!!<b> |
| • Snuff, Now I really liked this one, there are | | | | <b>THE SIDE EFFECTS of an electronic |
| many flavours and textures but you can look a bit | | | | cigarette<b> |
| funny usingit all the time in the 21st century and yes it | | | | <b>I can breathe freely again!<b> |
| does make you sneeze and it's not too pleasant | | | | I was smoking 60 cigarettes a day. |
| having to blow your nose all the time. | | | | My morning smokers' cough could last two minutes |
| Now I know that all of the above have worked for | | | | and really began to hurt. Sometimes I felt as if there |
| other people, but not for me. | | | | was a steel band around my chest. |
| So at the age of 58 I had given up giving up! | | | | The tars and toxins in the tobacco smoke were |
| Even though smoking cigarettes may one day kill me. | | | | making me feel ill. |
| Then six weeks ago my wife bought me a Electronic | | | | After six weeks of not giving up and using my |
| Cigarette Kit. | | | | electronic cigarette I feel great. |
| I knew that she had wasted her money but I had no | | | | No morning cough, the steel band has gone and I sleep |
| choice but to try it. | | | | better. |
| Within two hours I had changed my mind! | | | | I am not a doctor and I have not been to one but I |
| It feels just like smoking a real cigarette you get | | | | know my own body, as I have had the same one for |
| (smoke) vapour from the electronic cigarette, that you | | | | 58 years. |
| inhale as if it were smoke. | | | | I can now breathe deeper and walk further than I |
| To me it was just like changing my brand of cigarette, | | | | could a few weeks ago. |
| all smokers have done that. | | | | From 60 cigarettes to 2-4 refill cartridges a day - just |
| It now looks as if I don't have kick my nicotine habit to | | | | how much tar is NOT going into my lungs every day? |
| be able to live a "normal" life. | | | | Smoking is not smart or clever but if you are like me |
| No Fire means No Smoke! | | | | and don't really want to give up,you really should give |
| Nothing is burnt when you "smoke" an electronic | | | | an <A rel="nofollow" |
| cigarette only a vapour is created. | | | | onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' |
| When you breathe out it's similar to your breath on a | | | | outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=" cigarette</a> a |
| cold and frosty winters morning, you can see it as you | | | | try. |
| breathe out but then it instantly disappears. | | | | One thing I have forgotten to mention...I am saving a |
| No real smoke means that I can get my nicotine fix | | | | fortune!! |