5 Smoking Gadgets That Might Help You Quit Smoking.
Smoking bans are becoming the norm. And everywhere you turn, there are articles and quit smoking campaigns explaining why and how you should give up. Giving up is definitely worth it, as Wade Meredith highlighted in his great article a couple of years back - What Happens to Your body if you stop smoking Right now?
But giving up ain’t easy. As an ex-smoker I’m well aware of this.
Over the years, companies have gathered huge profits by urging you to quit smoking through hypnosis, pills, patches, and gum.
Now high tech smoking gadgets are in the limelight. Here’s five that sound interesting…
1. The E-Cigarette
Looks like a cigarette. Feels like a cigarette. Acts like a cigarette. But isn’t as bad for your health. That’s the spiel that Golden Dragon Group Ltd, a Chinese company marketing this ‘electronic’ cigarette, claim.
The e-cigarette is battery operated and works by hearing and vaporizing tobacco instead of burning it. As a result, you get the nicotine fix and smoking experience without the harmful toxins.
You have to wonder, though, where these e-cigarettes will help you give up or simply create a surrogate for the real thing.
2. Nico-stopper
Looks like an MP3 player but don’t expect it to play your favorite songs. This nifty little gadget locks in your cigarettes and only releasaes them at preset intervals. And as the cigarette is released, the LCD screen flashes with self-help messages. (source)
3. Smoke Signals
Enlist your computer into helping you give up smoking with the Smoke Signals package that consists of
- a smart interactive case that holds a pack of cigarettes and monitors your habits and signals when to smoke.
- a personalized Quit Plan that is built to not only match your profile but also adjusts your profile as you progress.
- access to an online progress page which acts as your personal coach.
- daily emails and tips
- a DVD that offers a step-by-step guie to the Smoke Signal Process.
4. Quit Key
A handheld computer that creates a personal quit smoking program based on information that you provide.
5. Quit Smoking Plugin
Give up smoking by public exposure with the Quit Smoking Plugin. An interesting tool for those who have their own or are thinking of creating a word press blog. The plugin will display a counter on your blog showing all the relevant numbers - the time quit, how many not smoked, how much money saved, and how many lifetime hours regained.
So smokers, what do you think ?
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11 opinions for 5 Smoking Gadgets That Might Help You Quit Smoking.
Dave Child
Jan 14, 2008 at 3:17 am
I stopped smoking after 10 years in 2006. It was a piece of cake.
I’d tried tonnes of times before - with patches, inhalers - all sorts of nicotine and cigarrette replacement stuff. Managed a few months, but never more.
In July 2006 I read “Easyway” by Allen Carr. In October I stopped smoking. After a couple of weeks of grumpiness I had no side-effects. I’ve not come close to having a cigarrette since.
I find it hard to put into words how easy it was. I had found it ridiculously hard before, when trying to quit - Carr’s book taught me that it was simply a matter of nicotine addiction, nothing more, and from then on it was simple - I just stopped smoking.
Scott
Jan 14, 2008 at 5:21 am
I quit last year with Commit lozenges after about two weeks. For me it wasn’t so much addiction to nicotine but the habit. Breaking your habits and way of life was the hardest.
sir jorge
Jan 14, 2008 at 1:12 pm
wow, those are interesting contraptions
Liz
Jan 14, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Giving up smoking is such an individualized thing, both in deciding to give up and finding a way to make it happen…
As Scott says, it’s largely the need to break the habit and making some life changes. Little things like going out for coffee, drinks, even waking up in the morning have to take on a different focus when you decide to give up smoking.
Dave, the book by Allen Carr sounds interesting - I have heard others mention it as well but haven’t seen it myself…
Haven’t found anyone who’s tried any of the smoking gadgets that I mentioned in the post although I did run across someone the other day who said he was considering trying out the e-cigarette. I hope he does, cause would love to have a real good look at one and see how it works in reality.
Paul B
Jan 14, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I think it was Will Rogers who said quitting smoking was the easiest thing he had ever done, because he did it several times a day.
I quit 15 yrs ago and still find myself with a craving now and then. I used a patchwork of techniques going cold turkey from the Lung Assoc, “smoke enders” program, some from Rational Recovery, peer pressure (telling your smoker friends how great you feel and acting all smarmy) and my own(I think) “rule of 3’s” ; 3 hrs, 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 years (without a smoke).
“Patches, we don’t need no steekin’ patches!”
By the way, a really good movie
“Thank You For Smoking”.
Good luck to anyone trying to quit.
Harley
Jan 15, 2008 at 4:07 pm
According to Mr. Carr, people who say ‘it was a piece of cake’ are just blocking out and forgetting how difficult it was and are in more danger of a relapse ;P I have the Easyway book and although it inspired me a lot I still haven’t managed to get free of the evil weed. Maybe if I read the book everytime I got a craving instead of lighting a cigarette it’d make life easier.
Liz
Jan 15, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Paul,
that Will Rogers quote pretty much sums up how difficult it is to give up smoking…when I quit years ago, I quit every day for almost a month. Each morning I would go out and buy a pack of cigarettes, smoke a couple and tear the rest of the pack up…would last the rest of the day without a cigarette and then wake up the next morning and so desperately need a cigarette that I would go out and buy another pack and then do the same thing…until one day, I didn’t go out and buy a pack of cigarettes…
have heard of the movie ‘thank you for not smoking’ but haven’t seen it yet. Will check it out.
Liz
Jan 15, 2008 at 5:13 pm
harley,
all I can say is keep on trying. It ain’t easy and i wouldn’t call it a piece of cake. Everyone’s different when it comes to breaking an addiction and you have to find the way that works for you.
Wishing you all the best with breaking the smoking chain.
Lewis
Feb 26, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Well it’s been 5 days since the last smoke, some days I tell myself this is easy but when the craving hit, it’s very difficult not to pick up a smoke. I really want to stop. Please help
Tomas Halikas
Apr 17, 2008 at 1:24 pm
helpful
Jason
Jul 3, 2008 at 8:24 pm
as the comment above states, i also quit smoking using “the easy way to stop smoking” by allen carr. lifesaver.
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