# I Quit Smoking Last Night...And Today SUCKS! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-last-night-and-today-sucks/579818 "2011-04-26T20:11:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-last-night-and-today-sucks/579818/41 "2011-05-01T17:44:02Z")
**FoieGrasIsEvil** , I think the people in here recommending e-cigs have the best of intentions, but are doing you a grave disservice. I know that no studies have been done about how harmful e-cigs are vs ‘regular’ smokes, but while I’ve no doubt they’re at least _somewhat_ safer, the safest thing is to not use tobacco at all! Hang in there!! ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-last-night-and-today-sucks/579818/42 "2011-05-01T18:09:14Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > **FoieGrasIsEvil** , I think the people in here recommending e-cigs have the best of intentions, but are doing you a grave disservice. I know that no studies have been done about how harmful e-cigs are vs ‘regular’ smokes, but while I’ve no doubt they’re at least _somewhat_ safer, the safest thing is to not use tobacco at all! > > Hang in there!! Maybe – I’ve never used them, but they do look neat when other people use them. An alternative could be the Nicotrol inhaler – I used it during another attempt years ago to quit. No tobacco, just nicotine. Looks kind of dumb, but you can treat it as a subtle inhaler and use it in your hand sort of like a one-handed chillum position or something. ---
**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-last-night-and-today-sucks/579818/43 "2011-05-01T18:15:34Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > **FoieGrasIsEvil** , I think the people in here recommending e-cigs have the best of intentions, but are doing you a grave disservice. I know that no studies have been done about how harmful e-cigs are vs ‘regular’ smokes, but while I’ve no doubt they’re at least _somewhat_ safer, the safest thing is to not use tobacco at all! > > Hang in there!! There is no tobacco in an e-cigarette. And if you’ve never been addicted to nicotine, you have no idea how bad withdrawal can be by going cold turkey. ---
**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-last-night-and-today-sucks/579818/44 "2011-05-02T06:29:47Z")
> [@jasonh300](#): > > There is no tobacco in an e-cigarette. And if you’ve never been addicted to nicotine, you have no idea how bad withdrawal can be by going cold turkey. I do, I did. Glad I have that monkey off my back for good, e-monkey or otherwise. Hang in the FGIE! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-last-night-and-today-sucks/579818/45 "2011-05-02T07:27:19Z")
> [@jasonh300](#): > > There is no tobacco in an e-cigarette. And if you’ve never been addicted to nicotine, you have no idea how bad withdrawal can be by going cold turkey. Actually, I was aware there is no tobacco in an e-cig, and I mis-spoke by implying that there was; I should have said nicotine. And no, I’ve never been addicted to nicotine, so I really _don’t_ know. But I do know that the OP has been cigarette-free for days now, and the worst of his cravings should be starting to subside. He’s not nicotine-free yet (from the sound of it) because he’s still using the lozenges. IMHO, using the lozenges to quell the cravings is better than using an e-cig because the lozenge removes another element of the habit of smoking. Now, if you’re a smoker and you intend to keep ingesting nicotine, I _definitely_ think you’re better off with e-cigarettes, and I also believe (or maybe just hope) that e-cigs are a big part of the answer to the ‘war’ that seems to exist between many non-smokers and many smokers. They certainly remove the ability for a non-smoker to say “Hey, I have the right not to breathe your second-hand smoke!” (And I believe they _do_ have that right), _and_ they would greatly cut down on the littering some smokers seem oblivious to when they flick their cigarette butts all over the place. I’m sure there are some non-smokers who are just plain anti-smoking and nothing short of totally illegalizing it is going to make them happy. Me? I’d be thrilled to see all current smokers switch to e-cigarettes! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking-last-night-and-today-sucks/579818.md?page=2)