Smoke-Free Advocates Promote 'Vaping' Day
/EINPresswire.com/ Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association is joining other organizations around the world to promote World Vaping Day.
Celebrate the first World Vaping Day with Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) today!
Since their introduction in 2003, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have taken the world by storm. Millions of former smokers have either switched from smoking completely or greatly reduced their cigarette consumption due to this innovative device. CASAA is joining other organizations around the world to promote this event!
Electronic cigarettes are a completely different approach to addressing the concerns about the cost and health effects of smoking. Until now, the focus on quitting smoking has been on ending nicotine dependence, yet billions spent on nicotine cessation products has resulted in very low quit rates. Nicotine gums, lozenges and patches that require eventual abstinence; and pills that attempt to make smoking unpleasant for the smoker completely ignore the social and behavioral aspects many smokers enjoy and do not wish to give up. It is a myth that most smokers "want to quit." In truth, most smokers simply realize that they probably should quit. Therefore, not only do those products fail to help 93% of the time - even for smokers who actually do want to end nicotine dependence - they are completely ignored by the millions of smokers who enjoy smoking for reasons beyond nicotine use. Electronic cigarette use - or "vaping" - addresses smokers' needs on multiple levels, rather than simply focusing on the nicotine.
Electronic cigarettes are not intended to be used as a nicotine cessation product. They are intended to replace tobacco cigarettes by providing an alternate source of nicotine and mimicking the familiar behaviors associated with smoking, thereby eliminating the user's exposure to smoke and significantly reducing the health concerns related to smoking. By eliminating the cigarette smoke but not requiring the user to give up familiar habits and nicotine, electronic cigarettes are showing significant promise as a highly successful tobacco harm reduction product.
Take the opportunity to participate in World Vaping Day 2012. CASAA encourages current e-cigarette users to view today as a great day to talk about how they made the switch to friends and family who are smokers. Post about it on social networks. Show a co-working smoker at work an e-cigarette or even a stranger standing outside in the cold. Smoker's who haven't tried e-cigarettes yet are encouraged to try inexpensive disposable brands, which are available online or even at some large chain pharmacy stores, before making a major purchase.
"World Vaping Day is the day to let the world know that you are a vaper!" said Elaine Keller, CASAA's president.
Find out more at World-Vaping-Day.com
CASAA's is a non-profit, volunteer organization. Our mission is to ensure the availability of effective, affordable and reduced harm alternatives to smoking by increasing public awareness and education; to encourage the testing and development of products to achieve acceptable safety standards and reasonable regulation; and to promote the benefits of reduced harm alternatives.
Media Contact:
Elaine Keller
202-241-9117
http://casaa.org
PR courtesy of Online PR Media: http://bit.ly/GMmyNO
Celebrate the first World Vaping Day with Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) today!
Since their introduction in 2003, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have taken the world by storm. Millions of former smokers have either switched from smoking completely or greatly reduced their cigarette consumption due to this innovative device. CASAA is joining other organizations around the world to promote this event!
Electronic cigarettes are a completely different approach to addressing the concerns about the cost and health effects of smoking. Until now, the focus on quitting smoking has been on ending nicotine dependence, yet billions spent on nicotine cessation products has resulted in very low quit rates. Nicotine gums, lozenges and patches that require eventual abstinence; and pills that attempt to make smoking unpleasant for the smoker completely ignore the social and behavioral aspects many smokers enjoy and do not wish to give up. It is a myth that most smokers "want to quit." In truth, most smokers simply realize that they probably should quit. Therefore, not only do those products fail to help 93% of the time - even for smokers who actually do want to end nicotine dependence - they are completely ignored by the millions of smokers who enjoy smoking for reasons beyond nicotine use. Electronic cigarette use - or "vaping" - addresses smokers' needs on multiple levels, rather than simply focusing on the nicotine.
Electronic cigarettes are not intended to be used as a nicotine cessation product. They are intended to replace tobacco cigarettes by providing an alternate source of nicotine and mimicking the familiar behaviors associated with smoking, thereby eliminating the user's exposure to smoke and significantly reducing the health concerns related to smoking. By eliminating the cigarette smoke but not requiring the user to give up familiar habits and nicotine, electronic cigarettes are showing significant promise as a highly successful tobacco harm reduction product.
Take the opportunity to participate in World Vaping Day 2012. CASAA encourages current e-cigarette users to view today as a great day to talk about how they made the switch to friends and family who are smokers. Post about it on social networks. Show a co-working smoker at work an e-cigarette or even a stranger standing outside in the cold. Smoker's who haven't tried e-cigarettes yet are encouraged to try inexpensive disposable brands, which are available online or even at some large chain pharmacy stores, before making a major purchase.
"World Vaping Day is the day to let the world know that you are a vaper!" said Elaine Keller, CASAA's president.
Find out more at World-Vaping-Day.com
CASAA's is a non-profit, volunteer organization. Our mission is to ensure the availability of effective, affordable and reduced harm alternatives to smoking by increasing public awareness and education; to encourage the testing and development of products to achieve acceptable safety standards and reasonable regulation; and to promote the benefits of reduced harm alternatives.
Media Contact:
Elaine Keller
202-241-9117
http://casaa.org
PR courtesy of Online PR Media: http://bit.ly/GMmyNO
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