Sociologist's AIDS Network

Any smoker will tell you how hard it is to quit smoking. Often it is not the need for nicotine that will cause you to fail in your desire to quit. E-cigs mimic smoking with none of the related health issues.

An addiction to nicotine might be the hardest thing for you to overcome when you try to quit.

Regular tobacco products do not have a way of lowering your nicotine intake to allow you to slowly break the addiction.

Electronic cigarettes give you the opportunity to slowly lower the amount of nicotine you need until you can quit altogether.

Quite a few people are concerned with gaining weight when they no longer smoke. This is caused by the oral fixation, the hand-to-mouth movements used while smoking.

They have become so used to it, they eat more to get the same, repetitive action. You will have this same action with the smokeless version.

Taking a break from work or chores to have a smoke is another routine quitters struggle with. It becomes something you do without thought, at regular intervals. If you are trying to quit, going outside with co-workers to light up is too tempting. You can take your new cigarette and enjoy all the chatting without the worry of succumbing.

The change in your life will be your health; you will not be taking poisons into your system any longer. You will not wake up in the morning trying to hack up a lung and will not lose your breath as readily when exercising. You will be doing one of the best things possible for your health when you quit smoking.

There is no doubt that using e-cigs to quit smoking will make the whole experience less stressful on you emotionally, physically and psychologically. You will still go through all the actions and habits you have developed over the years.