Millions of people throughout the world want to stop their smoking habit. The health problems that smoking can cause are well-known, but people are not always able to quit because of the highly addictive nature of nicotine, which is in tobacco. The question that most smokers who are considering quitting smoking ask is: “What is the best method to stop smoking?” Many common quit smoking aids – such as gums, lozenges and patches – contain nicotine in an attempt to help the person deal with nicotine withdrawal symptoms. These aids, which are referred to as Nicotine Replacement Therapy Products, help satisfy the craving for nicotine.

The problem for many smokers, however, is that the habit of smoking is an overall “experience”; it is not only about the nicotine hit. Smokers also enjoy the physical act of raising a cigarette to their mouth and inhaling and exhaling the smoke. The smoking act is linked to a pleasurable experience, like having a smoke with a cup of coffee, or after a meal. The experience combined with the nicotine make cigarette smoking an extremely difficult habit to break.

There is a fairly new product on the market that is gaining in popularity. It’s called the electronic cigarette – or e-cigarette – and it makes a lot of sense as a method to stop smoking. The electronic cigarette is a battery operated cigarette-like device that gives smokers the feeling of smoking a regular tobacco cigarette without all of the harmful toxins. The electronic cigarette looks and feels very similar to a regular tobacco cigarette. It has a chamber that turns liquid nicotine into a puff of vapour, giving the sense of smoking a regular cigarette without all the chemicals that are present in regular cigarette smoke. Smokers get the nicotine hit and the smoking experience without all of the health risks of cigarette smoking.

Electronic cigarettes contain nicotine cartridges, which are interchangeable and available in different strengths. This allows a person to gradually reduce the amount of nicotine they consume by switching to liquids with less nicotine content. The cost of electronic cigarettes is much less than regular tobacco products. You can even purchase the cartridges in different flavours and have a customised smoking experience.

Although electronic cigarettes are much healthier than tobacco, nicotine is an addictive substance. If you are not a smoker, you should not start. If, however, you are a smoker and you are looking for a way to reduce or quit smoking, the e-cigarette may well be the way to go.