Electronic Cigarettes Are The Most Popular Way To Quit Smoking

The popularity of the electronic cigarettes is taking over the industry as the #1 way to quit smoking.

Say goodbye to nicotine gum, patches, and forget trying to take a pill to quit smoking. Electronic Cigarettes are now the most popular way to stop smoking with millions of smokers making the switch every day. But this should really come as no surprise to anyone who has experienced the pure effectiveness that electronic cigarettes produce.

It has been estimated that over 1 million smokers in England tried an electronic cigarette to quit last year, according to studies done at University College London.

Through their collegiate studies they were able to estimate that about 2.6 million of England’s 8 million smokers attempted to quit last year. About 2/5 of those 2.6 million used an electronic cigarette while 26% used another nicotine replacement product instead.

The head professor of Health Psychology at UCL, Robert West; reported “E-Cigarettes have overtaken more traditional methods as the most widely used support for smokers wanting to quit”.

He added “Their impact on public health comes from attracting people who would otherwise have tried to stop without any useful form of support.”

“We estimate that e-cigarettes have probably helped around 20,000 smokers to quit each year, that would have otherwise.”

Some are saying that their still isn’t enough research conducted that proves that electronic cigarettes are a much healthier option than regular tobacco. But Cancer Research UK called on the British Government to make massive tobacco companies to pay a levy on every single cigarette sold in the UK—costing one penny for each.

This shows that CRUK is pushing for regular tobacco to be more regulated and taxed to steer the public away from them more. By doing this they would be able to raise around 500 million dollars that would be invested into our public health services and advertising campaigns. One possible way they could use this money would be to fund more research into electronic cigarettes as the official way to quit smoking for good.

The movement has even now submitted a petition that has more than 16,000 signatures to Parliament to support the levy today---No Smoking Day.

However, CRUK has reported that the decline in smoking rates is at a standstill.

“Decades of work has gone into reducing the number of people who will be affected by a tobacco related illness,” said CRUK’s Director of Cancer Prevention, Alison Cox.

She continued “There been great progress, but unless more is done, another generation of lives will be devastated by smoking.”

It is a threatening statement, but it is one that holds incredibly true. Our generation has been devastated by tobacco companies, but with new innovative ways to quit like Electronic Cigarettes we can quit our habit and increase our overall health.

Obviously there are always going to be detractors, as there is with anything. Especially something as controversial as tobacco, but Electronic Cigarettes are helping people quit smoking every day. Providing them with the easiest and most of all—healthier way to quit their nasty habit once and for all.