CTV News asks: How effective are electronic cigarettes in the battle to quit smoking?

[cactusgirl]

CTV News posed this question on their FB page...go and let them know how well they worked for you ~ keep it positive!!!

https://www.facebook.com/CTVNationalNews

(Scroll down the page a bit to find the post)

Okay, GO!!!

 

[farmer_bric]

Yes Ma'am !! Thanks for the link and opportunity to state our case

 

[froghammer]

I love the "Just quit cold turkey like I did, you cowardly idiots" comments. Holier-than-thou always comes off sooooooo well, doesn't it? It's like people who crap all over Twitter or Facebook like using them is mandatory or something. Haha.

 

[gmypc]

+ 1 - thanks and added comment

 

[Dashe]

A very sloppy report by a very good doctor. Unfortunate.

 

[Projectguy]

Good catch. I've made my comment. Pass it on.

 

[stauglocal]

a very terrible report by a close minded doctor

 

[Tajji'smom]

I love the "Just quit cold turkey like I did, you cowardly idiots" comments. Holier-than-thou always comes off sooooooo well, doesn't it? It's like people who crap all over Twitter or Facebook like using them is mandatory or something. Haha.

And how many who quit cold turkey are back smoking in a month?? I know 2 people that quit smoking cold turkey for New Years and are back smoking already. Tough guys that poo poohed ecigs. Sooner or later I will get them over to the dark side. Got my daughter on board, so that's all that matters.

 

[MorpheusPA]

I added a comment, but as a Yankee I'm not sure Canadian TV wants to count it.

My friends/family quit rate is 83% so far, and we're working on two more smokers to have them try it.

 

[Dashe]

a very terrible report by a close minded doctor

With all due respect, she is a wonderful doctor. She is misguided in this matter.

 

[Oriana871]

I have to snicker - is all the negative publicity really working in their favour? The more we write positive stories, the more we will attract cigarette smokers wanting to quit.

 

[MorpheusPA]

I have to snicker - is all the negative publicity really working in their favour? The more we write positive stories, the more we will attract cigarette smokers wanting to quit.

The moral arc of the universe is long, but it does generally bend toward justice.

Negative publicity certainly has an impact, but most people will trust a friend or family member a lot more than they trust the media (who they don't know personally). And once it's a bloc of friends or family members all saying the same thing while puffing on their eGos, X2s, or VAMOs, it's pretty overwhelming evidence as to who's right.

Our numbers are growing quickly and every exposure we give the public to these says something.

 

[Projectguy]

I have to snicker - is all the negative publicity really working in their favour? The more we write positive stories, the more we will attract cigarette smokers wanting to quit.

That is why we have to be relentless in our counter attacks

 

[VIPOD]

I have to snicker - is all the negative publicity really working in their favour? The more we write positive stories, the more we will attract cigarette smokers wanting to quit.

It's becoming one massive "word-of-mouth" recommendation. It's also a testament to the Canadian vaping Community and the growing number of new users.

 

[BuzzKilla]

I love the quit "quit cold turkey" comments...

My usual conversation with people that quit cold turkey goes as follows:

You quit cold-turkey? That's awsome!
3 months you say! Feel healthier?
You gained 25 pounds! I see...
Tell me how replacing cigarettes with food makes you feel healthier.


It's just one habit for another, just like vaping... without the clogged arteries!

 

[guppy]

I love the quit "quit cold turkey" comments...

My usual conversation with people that quit cold turkey goes as follows:

You quit cold-turkey? That's awsome!
3 months you say! Feel healthier?
You gained 25 pounds! I see...
Tell me how replacing cigarettes with food makes you feel healthier.


It's just one habit for another, just like vaping... without the clogged arteries!

There is some truth to the food part but for me, switching over to vaping has also lead to a bit of weight gain. My taste buds are back and food tastes better just by quitting analogs in general. I say more power to quitting analogs no matter what way you do it.

 

[BuzzKilla]

There is some truth to the food part but for me, switching over to vaping has also lead to a bit of weight gain. My taste buds are back and food tastes better just by quitting analogs in general. I say more power to quitting analogs no matter what way you do it.

While i see your point.

I have been shunned for my e-cig use, by those who quit "cold turkey".
with the usual "I quit smoking, you are just replacing one habit for another. You didn't quit at all!"
to which I would respond with "replacing smoking with stuffing your face, isn't quitting, it's just replacing lung cancer with a coronary"

i don't take kindly to criticism from hypocrites.

But i give credit and praise where it is due! If you quit smoking, and are able to do so without replacing the habit. I will congratulate you.

My father is like a light switch, he is able to quit smoking by snapping his fingers. Quit for a few years when my brother and I were born. It's become "something to do" when he runs out of hobbies to occupy his time.
I wish i had inherited his willpower.

 

[guppy]

There is some truth to the food part but for me, switching over to vaping has also lead to a bit of weight gain. My taste buds are back and food tastes better just by quitting analogs in general. I say more power to quitting analogs no matter what way you do it.

While i see your point.

I have been shunned for my e-cig use, by those who quit "cold turkey".
with the usual "I quit smoking, you are just replacing one habit for another. You didn't quit at all!"
to which I would respond with "replacing smoking with stuffing your face, isn't quitting, it's just replacing lung cancer with a coronary"

i don't take kindly to criticism from hypocrites.

But i give credit and praise where it is due! If you quit smoking, and are able to do so without replacing the habit. I will congratulate you.

My father is like a light switch, he is able to quit smoking by snapping his fingers. Quit for a few years when my brother and I were born. It's become "something to do" when he runs out of hobbies to occupy his time.
I wish i had inherited his willpower.

Very true. Some people think that just because a few people can quit cold turkey, that means everybody can do it the same way... I hate it especially when a non smoker tells me "just quit cold turkey, look at my uncle, he did it with ease"...

 

[SoUnique]

Comment left, thanks for the post Cactus Girl

 

[Nubbie]

The Doctor really didn't say anything other than not enough studies, which is correct. Compared to other reports on ecigs I must say this was one of the better ones.