Video: Quitting on the Cheap with E-Cigarettes

Someone at the FDA is probably having a fit right now.

In a story aired on ABC station WZVN in southern Florida, a story from “Smart Shopper” Nina Moini proclaims e-cigarettes “a less expensive alternative to smoking that can help smokers quit the deadly habit.”

The story doesn’t seem afraid to work the “e-cigarettes as smoking cessation” angle. That’s always a risky thing to do, since even though we all know they really are a very effective aid for getting off cigarettes, the Feds always seem to get their panties in a bunch if someone comes right out and says it.

ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral

Moini does seem to miss the mark a bit on the point of e-cigarettes, however, making the common mistake of thinking that nicotine is the problem with cigarettes, rather than the carcinogens and other disease-causing ingredients found in traditional cigarettes:

“The goal is to eventually quit the harmful substance altogether.”

An additional point made in the story is how much less expensive e-cigarettes are than traditional cigarettes. It’s good to hear that’s actually possible for some people. Unfortunately, for us here we used an advanced form of tobacco replacement therapy that involved giving up Marlboros and instead buying every new mod and atomizer we can get our hands on.

E-cigarette: a cheaper alternative to quit smoking – abc-7.com

Video: Quitting on the Cheap with E-Cigarettes