Quit Smoking Aid: Should E-Cigs Be Free?

Anyone that has ever smoked, or still smokes but has tried to stop will know how difficult a task it is to kick the habit. There are many aids available to assist you in your quest to stop smoking, however are they really that good, or is your will power doing the hard work? With a quit smoking aid, will power is a necessity. You cannot expect a product to do all the work for you and battle your cravings without a little shove in the right direction. The idea behind these quit smoking aid products is that they will give you the nicotine you need whilst you wean yourself off the cigarettes and the actions of smoking using your own will power and inner strength.

The latest product to come about is the new e-cigarettes, the most revolutionary quit smoking aid for a long time. This quit smoking aid looks just like a cigarette and works by releasing the nicotine and none of the chemicals in regular cigarettes. Once the nicotine has been inhaled through the e-cigarette, the user then blows out the “smoke” which is simply water vapour. This means, aside from the damage normal cigarettes do to the body being eliminated, there is also no risk now of passive smoking. This has made this quit smoking aid extremely popular amongst those pregnant or those people that have children and do not want them subject to second hand smoke anymore in their home.

There are many different places you can go to and get help to stop smoking. There are often stop smoking aid sessions run by your local GP’s surgery where you can go to get some help. A lot of the stop smoking aid products such as the nicotine patches and the nicorette chewing gum are available for free from your GP and these groups also. However, the new e-cigarettes are yet to be provided for free by the NHS in the UK. Is it possible for these to be available at some point in the future? They are priced quite highly and this may be the reason that the NHS does not want to play a part quite yet, however statistics are now showing that the success rate is going through the roof for people using this quit smoking aid and successfully kicking the habit in less time than it takes with any other quit smoking aid.