Totally unrelated to anything web development, but hey, this is the blog so sue me!

Full disclaimer: I discovered BluCigs through a client, and we built the website mentioned below, so keep that in mind when considering my (probably biased) opinion.

Anyway, I’ve been a smoker for about 10 years and have tried to quit like 10 times. Once took for about a year but then I got back on the wagon (or is it off the wagon? I can never keep those addiction metaphors straight ). The problem I’ve always had was that none of the smoking-cessation products out there are anything like taking a drag on a real cigarette, so not only do you have to fight to kick your nicotine habit, but you also have to break your other, related habits…like having a cigarette with coffee, with a beer, after dinner, the simple act of taking a drag is somewhat addicting in itself, the social aspect is missed, and taking that 10 minute break every few hours is also missed.

I did a little research and found that smoking cessation products only have about a 5% success rate or so, which is no surprise. So, a while back I heard about electronic cigarettes and, being the technology-obsessed geek that I am had to give them a shot. I did a bit of research and finally settled on BluCigs, which I’ve been pretty happy with. (You can read Blu Cigs reviews here.) I mostly went with them because they are the only company I was able to find that offers a carrying case that functions as a battery charger…and I heard the batteries on these things die at the most inconvenient times and that’s not something I wanted to deal with.

Anyway, I bought my first ecig about 3 or 4 months ago and it was so easy to switch to that from regular cigarettes it was funny. Then, I was able to ween myself off of that device altogether and haven’t smoked a single cigarette, electronic or otherwise, for a month now. Occasionally I still get the urge, but I’m able to resist, partly because it’s somewhat comforting knowing that my ecig is sitting there on my desk just in case I need it.

I did read about the FDA’s comments on the devices, which, after doing quite a bit of research I wasn’t phased by because their warning was based on a “study” that was far from scientific in any way.

I was wondering if anyone else has tried these things and what their experience was?

Also, check out these electronic cigarette reviews.