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Around 1 in 5 deaths in the US are attributable to smoking.
If you’re a smoker, you may have tried to quit before, but fallen back into the same old habits. Quitting smoking is tough. It’s not because you lack willpower, but because cigarettes are physically addictive.
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Many people turn to vaping to quit smoking. Whilst this may seem like just replacing one vice with another, it has been shown to work.
Read on as we take a closer look at how vaping can help you to quit smoking.
What Makes Quitting Smoking So Hard?
If you’ve ever tried quitting smoking before, you’ll know how challenging it is.
The reason it’s so hard is all down to one thing: nicotine. This chemical produces mood-altering effects in your brain and is the reason why smoking is such a pleasurable experience. The trouble is that over time your body becomes dependent on nicotine.
When you try to quit, it causes withdrawal symptoms. The easiest way to make these go away is to take up smoking again.
How Can Vaping Help?
Vaping can help you to quit smoking because it allows you to slowly wean yourself off nicotine, rather than just going cold turkey.
Vape juice can be purchased with different levels of nicotine. This means that you can reduce your nicotine intake slowly and over time, reducing the severity of the withdrawal symptoms. This will make giving up the nicotine much easier.
The beauty of vaping is that you still get to enjoy the sensations of smoking even while you are working on weaning yourself off nicotine.
How to Using Vaping to Quit Smoking
The first thing to do is to find a vape juice that you like that is similar in nicotine levels to your current brand of cigarettes.
This will make switching from cigarettes to vaping much easier, as you’ll still be getting the same hit of nicotine. Once you have been vaping for a while and feel confident doing so, you can then move on a medium strength juice.
When you’re comfortable at that strength, progress to a liquid that has a low level of nicotine.
Eventually, you will be ready to take the final step to using a nicotine free vape juice.
Remember not to rush things. You may have been smoking for years so don’t expect to be able to quit overnight. Don’t drop down in strength until you are sure that you are ready or otherwise it may set back your progress.
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