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In theory, giving up smoking seems like a simple enough idea. All a person has to do is flush their cigarettes and never purchase another pack. The reality is that many people quickly discover that giving up cigarettes is actually one of the hardest things they will ever have to do.

The thing about giving up smoking is that you are giving up more than just nicotine; the need for nicotine can be handled with the use of nicotine gums and nicotine patches. The problem with no longer smoking is that many people find that they miss the act of smoking. Until they try to quit, many smokers don’t understand how much comfort they get from the simple act of smoking. For some smokers, the feeling of smoking is every bit as crucial as the nicotine. Today, technology has provided people with the means to still enjoy the act of smoking and yet also quit smoking.  The alternative is called the Safe Cig, or an electronic cigarette.

You are probably wondering, what is a Safe Cig? What are electronic cigarettes? Safe Cig is a brand of electronic cigarette. The Safe Cig is completely smoke and tobacco free. The lack of smoke and tobacco means that smoking the e-cigarettes are considerably healthier than the traditional cigarettes. For some people, the more positive health prognosis is enough, but some are still interested in weaning themselves from nicotine and e-cigarettes make this possible.

Electronic cigarettes and electric cigars contain a nicotine atomizer that can be replaced. When a person first quits smoking they can choose an atomizer with a high level of nicotine (18mg), when they are ready they can switch to next highest level (14mg), and then down another step (11mg), and finally end up using atomizers that don’t contain any nicotine at all. With the same amount of nicotine found in two packs of traditional cigarettes, a pack of five e-cig cartridges can be purchased for less than $15 a box.

The simplest and most economical way to start smoking e-cigs is by purchasing the Safe Cig electronic cigarette starter kit. The kit includes everything a person needs to ensure that their quest to give up smoking is a success. The kit even contains a carrying case so that the e-cigarettes are always close at hand.

Quitting smoking is a very difficult thing to do. Smokers may not realize that they are drug addicts. The drug they are addicted to is nicotine, and it’s a powerful addiction. When the body has become used to a substance like nicotine, stopping it abruptly is not going to be pleasant. The body will go through physical withdrawal just as with any other drug.

While there are pharmaceutical aides to assist with quitting smoking, the best way for the human body, and the fastest withdrawal period is by quitting cold turkey: just stopping.

Many smokers think it will be easier to “cut down” on cigarettes before they quit; that if they do that, the withdrawal will not be as long or difficult. In fact, the exact opposite is true. All they are doing is reducing the amount of nicotine in their blood. Their body is still craving the same amount of nicotine it was getting previously, and it’s not getting it. This just prolongs the withdrawal.

The same is true for nicotine gum, or a patch. These agents still deliver nicotine to the bloodstream, and the body is still craving more and more. From here, the only options are to continue smoking as much as before, or quit.

Quitting cold turkey may sound brutal. The truth is, when the smoker stops giving his body any nicotine, the body will go through withdrawal. Within two weeks of the last cigarette, physical withdrawal is over. The smoker may still desire a cigarette, but that is in no way the same as actual physical withdrawal. That is psychological withdrawal, which is every bit as real.

Dealing with psychological withdrawal is important too. The smoker may need to remind himself he is no longer a smoker. Depending on how long he smoked, the habitual nature of smoking can stay with him for a long time. For example, if a smoker always lit up after a meal, habitually, or psychologically, it may be more difficult for him to resist smoking at those times. He may temporarily need to stay away from familiar restaurants, bars, or other places where he smoked frequently.

With time, that too will dissipate, and the smoker will be free of a very unhealthy habit, for life.