Well here it is, I just copied a thread I started yesterday as a new member here, I started smoking at the age of 14 and come from a family of smokers, I first saw E-cigs from my nephew in Cambridge ON Canada but never tried it then:
This is a letter I have sent to some of our newspapers in Saskatchewan;
Dear Editor
My name is Greg Hamacher and I was told about Vapor cigarettes by a friend at work. He had
cancer of the throat once and has had surgery for this and was told he had to
quit smoking or he may have a relapse and require more surgery or even die. He
tried all health related products patches, gum, mists...etc to quit smoking to
no avail, he just couldn't stay away from the cigarettes and he was scared. He
was told about Vapor Jedi one of the stores in Saskatoon and started to vape as
it seems to be known as now and has not smoked in over a year. He feels better
with no coughing in mornings or during the day, he is also using the lower
nicotine levels now hoping at sometime to get off the nicotine altogether.
I myself decided to try vaping and bought a starters kit to see if it would help
me to cut down. I was smoking over a pack of 25 cigarettes a day at a cost every
month of over $500.00 due to tax increases on tobacco products and I to have
tried the conventional nicotine help aids out there in the past when I thought I wanted to quit
and also to no avail. Well I started to vape a month ago and have not had a cigarette since without any
withdrawal dragging me back. I too feel and breath better already and when I
check my ecigarette's tip there is no tar or residue found.
Now we have Health Canada saying that it is not good for you but it has not been tested they
say, so how can they know that it is not good for you without testing? It seems
to me that they are quick to warn against without the facts, but will not tell
people it is better than smoking cigarettes that are full of tars and resins and
other chemicals. But I also know they are not receiving any tax dollars for the
liquid that goes into a vapor cigarette accept for sales tax. If you check there
are no controlled substances in the vapor liquid and the nicotine levels are
below regulated amounts but it does work for a person wanting to give up
smoking. I did not even want to quit, I like smoking, but I have not smoked a
cigarette in over a month, cold turkey and no cravings that draw me back.
I truly think it is healthier and the controversy is not about how healthy it is
(But more about the taxes, the money). Even the traditional help aids sold in
pharmacies are very costly over a month, yet with vapor I spent a one time cost
of $100.00 for a ecigarette and now my products to use that cigarette cost about
$50.00 a month. Yes the government and cigarette companies are going to say it
is not good for you, but they have no real grounds for their findings, they are
loosing money!
Also if they band these I know I will go back to smoking.
