Did you know that to quit smoking could help reduce the estimated 443,000 deaths caused every year by tobacco use?
Quitting smoking ranks among the top 10 new year’s resolutions made, with nearly 70 percent of all U.S. adult cigarette smokers wanting to quit completely (Centers for Disease Control). Almost all fail, as the American Cancer Society acknowledges. Even the patch and gum yield only a 15 percent success rate.
Why? Smoking is a complex social and sensory habit. Smoking cessation products betray smokers trying to quit because they don’t give them the full physical/oral fixation experience of smoking.
For years, my husband was a smoker and when I say years, I am talking around 20 years. My husband spent years in the restaurant industry and everyone smoked. He wanted to quit for years and every time he tried, he was not successful.
He tried the patch and was not successful. He tried the gum and every time he chewed it, he got the hiccups. Nothing worked until he tried a e-cig. To date, he has not smoked a cigarette in almost three years. E-cig's worked for him and they work for a lot of people.
Citizen is founded by people with 25+ yrs. experience in biomedical, cancer & disease industries — specifically to help people quit smoking (and reduce second-hand smoke). It’s not backed by a tobacco company — it’s an independent company whose investors include John Paul Dejoria (Patron & Paul Mitchell).
Citizen founder, Monica Ord, spent the majority of her career as a biomedical executive working with positive new treatments for cancer. Through clinical trials, she learned that even the best treatments only saved 20 percent of the cancer patients. So she founded Citizen Electronic Cigarette in 2014 to create a safer alternative for smokers. Her mission is to help wipe out second-hand smoke, as well as the toxins and chemical damage associated with traditional tobacco.
Citizen’s team has upwards of 25 years in the biomedical, cancer and disease industry, so they have a deep perspective on the importance of the task at hand.
Citizen rechargeable e-Cigs and eCigar give smokers the exact same experience of the real thing, except without the odorous, toxic smoke. Instead, they simulate cigarettes and cigars by producing a vapor resembling smoke. The taste is what smokers expect, even winning four national taste-test competitions. And this can make all the difference in helping smokers who want to quit.
Tobacco smoke contains a deadly mix of more than 7,000 chemicals and chemical compounds. Citizen e-Cig products contain only four food-grade ingredients (each approved by the FDA). Those trying to kick the habit never again will have to question what they just inhaled.
Plus, Citizen e-Cig has a solution for nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Smokers can step down their nicotine intake from 24 to 18 to 0 milligrams.
The very real prospect of helping smokers quit was enough to prompt John Paul DeJoria, (Patrón Spirits Co. & Paul Mitchell) to invest in Ord’s venture and prompt Virgin Group magnate, Sir Richard Branson, to champion Ord’s venture as “ingenious and meaningful.”
Instead of the 7000+ chemicals in a cigarette, they contain only 4 FDA-approved, food-grade ingredients, sourced in the US (one of their biggest differentiators)
Of course we all know the benefits and why you should stop smoking but did you know that quitting has immediately effects? Check it out:
Blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal.
Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood reduce by half and oxygen levels return to normal.
Carbon monoxide will be eliminated from the body. Lungs start to clear out mucus and other smoking debris.
There is no nicotine in the body. Ability to taste and smell is greatly improved.
Breathing becomes easier. Bronchial tubes begin to relax and energy levels increase.
Your circulation improves.
Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve as lung function increases by up to 10%.
Risk of heart attacks falls to about half compared with a person who is still smoking.
Risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker. Risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked.
ENTER CITIZENS $1000 GIVEAWAYCitizen wants to know #whatsyourmotivation to quit? Tell them & you could win a year’s supply of Citizen product ($1,000 worth) for you or a loved one to make the safer switch!
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What a great giveaway. I have been trying to get my mom to try e-cigs.
My sisters husband uses and E-Cig. One day he thought he lost it and tore the house a part looking for it. I have never been a smoker, so I had to laugh.
I know a lot of restaurants allow e-cigarettes but not regular ones. I’m glad they just produce nicotine vapor instead of solid smoke.
I know someone who is trying to quit smoking after developing health problems. He switched to an ecig and has cut down on his nicotine use by a lot!
I would really love for my daughter to quit smoking. I’ll tell her about this.
I quit cold turkey 11 years ago. Best decision ever! I think it’s great that there are aids like this now that make it a little easier for those who have a tough time dong the cold turkey route.
I’ve heard that e-cigarettes are a great alternative. This is a lovely giveaway.
My husband is quitting smoking with e-cigs. E-cigs are making it so much easier for a person to quit. I quit over 10 years ago without E-cigs.
Hubby has tried to quit because I have COPD. He smokes in an enclosed porch now.
This is great! Ecigs really work my husband has smoked for years and has been using ecigs for over a month and hadn’t needed a real cigarettes since
I need to show this to my mom. She had an interest in ecigs with the hope it would help her quit. She’s super sensitive to the patches and prescription meds. I would love for her to quit.
It’s nice to have an alternative to regular cigarettes since there are so many places you can’t smoke.
My husband had a heart attack in Novemeber. He is a 30+ year smoker. He stayed off cigarettes for about 2 weeks cold turkey and is now sneaking back smoking. I am scared and no amount of encourageement or nagging helps I am hoping on this one and praying. I want to keep him around.
Thanks for posting this one.
I’m glad there are ways to help people stop smoking. It’s such a terrible habit.
Wow! I learned so much about the dangers of smoking. I have several family members that are smokers and as a result they have developed diseases associated with smoking. I will tell them about this product!
I have a habit of stress eating. I just don’t buy the food that I stress eat.
I’m so happy I don’t smoke anymore, just wish my husband could give it up as easily as I did.
I quit smoking 21 days ago! I can feel my lung function improving already!