Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking

Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking by smoldesu on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:07PM (#29716812)

Nicotine in particular is a bitch to quit - I don't understand how a substance that addictive can be legal, especially considering how violent a withdrawl can feel. Breaking off a pot addiction or a heavy drinking stint seems like a cinch by comparison.

My advice is to buy some flavored toothpicks. I bought some minty ones from Amazon and they do a great job of satisfying any oral fixation you've got, and placating the habit of wanting to do something with your hands when you've got a free moment. It admittedly doesn't make quitting cold-turkey any more fun, but it certainly helps to trick your brain for a while.

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Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking by Clubber on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:19PM (#29716925)

>I don't understand how a substance that addictive can be legal, especially considering how violent a withdrawl can feel.

Because it was grandfathered in. If you ban it, you fuck up a ton of people hooked on it. I can't imagine what the assault / homicide / suicide rate would spike to for the next decade or two.

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Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking by detaro on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:41PM (#29717129)

Some countries have proposed banning it from a threshold. I.e. ban it for people born after year X (which at time of introduction is e.g. 14 year olds)

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Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking by Clubber on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @07:46PM (#29720285)

Yes, I believe that was New Zealand. It's about the only way you can do it ethically.

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