I've pretty much given up for good at this point. I'm still kind of wary to go near groups of friends smoking at parties though so I guess I'm not 100% out of the danger zone yet.

That's great! Yeah, I imagine it must b hard to be exposed to smoking when you're trying to stop. I rememer my dad saying that after he quit, it was hard to go anywhere without feeling tempted to smoke. That was back in the 90's when you could still smoke in restaurants and bars, so it was everywhere. After awhile he became repulsed by the smell, so maybe that will happen with you.

Well done! Keep it up :cool:

Still recommend that book if you get a chance to read it Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Be a Happy Non-smoker for the Rest of Your Life: Amazon.co.uk: Allen Carr: Books

Do the cartridges for e-cigs last long? They seem pretty expensive, and part of the reason I'm trying to quit smoking is to stop wasting so much money. :/

Since Fetcher hasn't been online/replied I'll ask my dad for you as he's got one. Charges it via USB on the laptop :cool:.

Get a good E-Cig, even if it costs more. Usually last about two and a bit months.

Can get pretty cheap cartridges online, but the battery/bit that makes the smoke is what matters essentially.

I am an almost exclusive E-Cigger at the moment.

Everyone keep at it! I'm doin ecigs myself, with one or two real cigarettes a day. Goin alright.

So what do e-cigarettes actually do? Do they just give you the satisfaction of smoking a real cigarette? I guess it's different for everyone, but I'm just wondering.

They give you the "hit" which is what I smoked for initially, before getting addicted.

Also replaces the action of smoking itself.

Also for the oral fixation too. Some people just need to have something in their mouth.

I actually like the smell of cigars for some reason. It just smells soothing and interesting.

Me too... problem is I also like smoking them. But I figure a cigar a week is better than a pack of cigarettes daily.

Much better. Unless you are full on inhaling those suckers.

Haha in which case us cigar snobs hope you get cancer anyways, because you're doin it wrong.

Cigars are awesome and way more fun to smoke than cigarettes. I don't smoke them that often, but whenever I'm having a poker night with a few friends we usually break out the cigars.

**** that. If you're just smoking for the taste then you're a poseur. It's ****ing nicotine. If you don't want to fill your body with as much of it as possible then you may as well drink wine and spit it out after tasting it.

Yeah, because the thousands of chemical compounds in wine are completely irrelevant compared to the 12-16% of alcohol it's made up of. Come to think of it, if you're not drinking wine to get hydrated you're a ****ing poser.

It's booze. However it tastes it's purpose is still to get you drunk. Wine tasting is for people whose wealth should be redistributed and their organs harvested.

As a cigar snob, bro... you're literally not supposed to inhale them. You get the nicotine through minute amounts that do get inhaled, and soaking it up through your gums/etc. If you do inhale them, you do get sick.

But maybe you're being funny and I have no sense of humor. Too busy being angry, filled with despair, etc. :beer:

Quasi-funny. Honestly I just don't give a **** about cigars. Taste or not they just don't give me the satisfaction of a cigarette. Don't know why, but whenever I'm having a cigar I'm thinking "This is cool and all, but I need a ****ing cigarette."

Yeah they're a different kind of satisfying. My partner and I hit up this cigar bar once in awhile... and in between expensive cigars, I definitely have a cigarette.

Cigars feel pointless to me tbh. Maybe once a yr for a special occasion I'll have one. I actually prefer cgeap flavored phillies or somethin. Suppose the nice cigars are an acquired taste but maybe its not an avenue im interested in goin down

Goodluck to everyone here struggling with tobacco addiction, I have seen many go through tit and sincerely wish you the best. If you need an alternative to make it easier look into Kratom.

Same here. I only realised a couple of years ago you're not meant to inhale the smoke.

I don't like smoking, seem like the time I spend getting the smoke, and the money I spend could be utilized towards the success of my goal even though its just a cuple minutes, but it adds up. However everytime I say I'll stop this day or set a date I start back. I think the best way to quit is making a decision at the present moment in time, using the spiritual side of yourself to control your mind and body, cleaning up everything that remind you of smoking. Also working out 30 minutes a day could help replace of it. I never did smoke cigarettes but I think this could apply to any addiction, hope this helps.

I'm really interested in buying one. I love the hit. I try to avoid smoking real cigarettes but I do miss breathing in the smoke and the whole feel of it in my hand.

I'm thinking about going the ecigs route, with hookah for home enjoyment in an effort to cut down if nothing else.

Can't go wrong with a wood-tipped Black n Mild jazz, especially bein one of the cheaper ones. Love chewing on that seasoned wood while I hit it.

But you can't get much better than an Acid Blondie. Personal favorite cigar that I've had ever.

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Spoke to my dad today, they're meant to last for roughly 40 cigarettes. He says he got about a week, maybe more, out of his, per cartridge.

I think you should try it out then. But they can be quite expensive if you end up getting one that doesn't really work, or if you buy liquids that aren't to your liking.

Do some research and if you are mainly looking to replace the hit - as opposed to the general vibe of smoking - I suggest going for the strongest you can find.

Thanks I will definitely check out what's available, but I will need to educate myself about what construes as a decent e-sig.

I bought a Blu on New Year's Day that was supposed to be "full flavor tobacco" or some bs like that and it tasted like sh*tty watered-down coffee, something sickly sweet and the way cat vomit smells. Disgusting. I think a real, non-disposable e-cig might be better but I haven't liked them much in the past. It's smart of you to do some research. I didn't.

The patch and gum are expensive, and I've gone "cold turkey" only about 20 times now. It's sad. I wish I never started smoking, it's not worth it.

Depending on where you live you can actually get patches for free.

Do tell. I'm in California. In my area they keep the patches and gum and lozenges locked up behind the counter next to the damn cigarettes.

Get that book, seriously. Worth $10 surely.

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Be a Happy Non-smoker for the Rest of Your Life: Amazon.co.uk: Allen Carr: Books

1,000 ratings, 5*? I'll be stunned if there is another item on Amazon as popular as that. I bet if you post on other forums, if you made a thread on this book there'd be people who can vouch for it.

He's been blackballed from the stop smoking industry though; who would rather give you something containing nicotine to keep you coming back.

I only know in New York. Not sure about Cali but you can call up 311 the information hotline and they give patches but I don't know if it's just a trial thing or you can call like once a month and they will send more. Not sure how it works really because I don't smoke.

I got a Halo G6, a couple pre-filled cartomizers, some e-liquid and blank cartos. The TriBeCa is good about keeping me from reaching for the analogs.

I'm still skeptical of e-ciggs. I mean, they aren't regulated by the FDA. Sure, they are missing the more than 4000 chemicals that regular cigarettes have that are carcinogenic, but BOTH versions still contain nicotine which can still have nasty long-term effects. The e-ciggs also usually contain propylene glycol, which is questionable, and many other sketchy unregulated chemicals (since as mentioned earlier they aren't regulated by the FDA). Plus, you can never know how much of what is actually in there.

I'm not saying that they aren't an effective solution to stop smoking and improve your health, but I think the whole concept is kinda perverse, especially when you see non-smokers turning to them (such as kids and teens) and especially when most people think they are perfectly healthy for you and won't cause any long-lasting health problems.

It's frankly moronic, in my opinion, to use an e-cig if you don't smoke. In that case I'd be wary about what we don't know about them. For a smoker like myself though, I'd be very surprised if they aren't at least the much, much healthier option.

I heard some woman on the bus the other day talking to her friend.

"Are you still smoking?
I had two today.
Oh well whatever I do I wouldn't get one of those electronic cigarettes. They'll poison you! I'd rather smoke!"

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