Thank you for taking a stand!
I have attempted to quit smoking over the years with gum, patches, a powder dissolved in water, Chantix, cold turkey, and the nicotrol inhaler. The longest anything lasted was 2 weeks.
I tried an e-cigarette a family member had and thought that MAYBE I would be able to decrease the amount of damage I was doing on a daily basis by substituting the e-cig for some of my daily cigarettes. Within a month, I was no longer smoking at all. I have severe asthma, and was using a nebulizer and 2 inhalers on a daily basis. I now have a single inhaler that I have used twice (due to a cold) since I stopped smoking.
I have watched 5 family members die through smoking related diseases. I’m ecstatic to say that I no longer have any desire for cigarettes, and according to my doctors, my own health has greatly improved. Had I not found e-cigs, I am absolutely certain that I would smoke until I die. The “quit or die” message was not going to save me. An opportunity to greatly reduce harm was a message received and heeded. I would like to think that any health professional would rather see someone reduce the harm than die an early death because they are unwilling or unable to practice abstinence.
