New Zealand on the right track

[G-Fog]

Nicotine e-cigarettes to be legalised
This article today.
The government is actively promoting vaping as an alternative to smoking.

Way to go!!!

 

[sofarsogood]

So civilized.

 

[iBloke]

So civilized.

And intelligent...unlike the fda...

 

[zoiDman]

"Scientific evidence on the safety of e-cigarettes is still developing but there's a general consensus that vaping is much less harmful than smoking," Ms Wagner says.

That's all we have been Say'n for a Very Long Time.

 

[Bill Godshall]

From the NZ Government

Nicky Wagner (Associate Health Minister): Nicotine e-cigarettes to become legal
Nicotine e-cigarettes to become legal

E-cigarettes to be regulated as consumer products
E-cigarettes

Another news story

NZ Herald – E-cigarettes will be legalized: Government
E-cigarettes will be legalised: Government - National - NZ Herald News

But don't celebrate too much, as the new NZ regulation:
- bans vaping everywhere smoking is banned, and
- bans vapor advertising on TV, radio, Internet, billboards and other locations (but allows vapor sales on the Internet)

 

[G-Fog]

Yes @Bill Godshall but one small step for vapekind.
We are just grateful that it has been taken off the banned list.

 

[G-Fog]

Where are you situated @anajames you in NZ?

 

[zoiDman]

That is a good news, please GOD let me quit smoking and get onto this. I have trying to quit smoking and use vape, but i am still not getting through successfully.

You can Do It.

It can be Very Tough at Times. But all you have to do is get thru Today. Just think about Today.

Don't worry about Tomorrow. Or what might happen Next week. Just Focus on Not having a Cigarette Today.

 

[zoiDman]

That is a good piece of motivation. To let you know have not smoked more than 5 cigarettes since last three days. I think i will be able to reduce that too in a couple of weeks.

Right On Ana!

Drink a Lot of water. Get a little More Exercise than normal like taking a 10 Minute walk at Lunch or after Dinner. And Keep thinking just about Today.

You are Doing Great. You can Make It!

 

[zoiDman]

Habitually, i do drink lots of water already, this one thing i do not do of taking a walk. Should give it a try today.

Sounds like a Good Idea.

And a Great way to get a little Exercise while also getting a chance to Clear you Mind.

 

[Myrany]

That is a good news, please GOD let me quit smoking and get onto this. I have trying to quit smoking and use vape, but i am still not getting through successfully.

One thing I found in the beginning was that I had certain times/circumstances where the habit/ritual of smoking really made quitting tough. Like the morning smoke or the after meals smoke. I found ways to create a ritual of vaping to replace the one for smoking.

SO after dinner I had a special after dinner only dessert eliquid I only allowed myself to indulge in for the 10-15 minutes after supper. The hubby knew for that 15 minutes I was to be left alone to savor my vape.

I had something like that for all my danger times.

2 weeks later I caught myself picking up my vape and getting halfway to the front door (I never smoked in the house) and suddenly stopping and laughing since I didn't have to go outside anymore to vape.

You can get there I promise

 

[zoiDman]

I am going slow an steady, but i think i am going great. This whole week it was no more than 5 cigarettes compared to 5 in 3 days before.
Hoping for the best.

Just keep plodding along. You are Doing Great!

Because when it comes to Quitting Smoking, it is More Important how many you Don't Smoke than how many you Do.

 

[zoiDman]

Yeah... I have seen that a Few Times with Friends of mine.

And every time I saw it, I said the Same thing to myself... "I Hope I can Quit before I have a Heart Attack. Or they tell me I have the Big C." And I would make another Failed attempt to give up Smoking.

It would work, for a Short while. But somehow I would Always stumble and smoke "Just One" cigarette.

And "Just One" lead to "Just Two".

And that would lead to "Just One Pack" so I wouldn't have to ask Smoker's for a Cigarette.

And then I would be Right Back to where I had Started.

I could Quit. I just Couldn't Stay Quit. When e-Cigarettes came along, I was about Done with Quitting. But figured why not? Tried everything else. And figured if I Only cut down, then that would be a Plus.

It wasn't an Easy Road like you read about here sometimes. And I got down to a Couple of Cigarettes a Day after 3 months. And did that for about 2 Months. Then I found the ECF. And some people gave me so Very Good Advise about e-Liquids/Hardware. And some Very Kind Words of encouragement.

So I Gritted my Teeth. And said Enough is Enough. I'm just Not going to Smoke Today. Maybe Tomorrow? Maybe Next Week? But just Not Today.

You Can Make. But Sometimes it is Hard. And sometimes a Moment can seem like a Lifetime. But the Moment will Pass. And these Moments become Fewer and Farther apart. As long as you Don't Smoke that 1st Cigarette Today.

Just Not Today. You just have to get to Midnight. And Tomorrow will be Better.