Written By: Nirmalya Dutta | Updated : May 15, 2014 3:20 PM IST
Do you find it impossible to quit smoking, irrespective of what you do? Well help may soon be at hand, literally in your hand. The latest device to hit the market that will help you quit smoking isn't a nicotine patch or electronic cigarettes, but a smart lighter called QuitBit which has a heating element similar to the kind found in smoking zones in airports instead of a flame. And you can actually command it to stop lighting when you find your daily quota!
The small lighter with built in Bluetooth collects your smoking data by keeping track of the number of cigarettes you smoke in a day and the time you had your last cigarette which will help you hold on a little longer. The built-in Bluetooth helps send all the data to your smartphone and with it users can even customise Quitbit to tackle the challenge of quitting in a way that works for them. The company is currently looking at a Kickstarter campaign where a pledge of US $79 will get you one of those babies.
Different methods to quit smoking
Cold Turkey The oldest and most successful method is going 'cold turkey' that is quitting smoking without taking any substitute for nicotine. 75% people who've quit smoking claim to have done so without the aid of any aid or supplement. Coupled with therapy and intervention cold turkey is supposed to be the best way to quit. There are various websites and helplines which help people quit without the aid of any medicines. Most replacement therapies look to chemically substitute the nicotine hit of smoking but it just means switching from one addiction to another.
Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT) NRT looks to take care of nicotine craving by providing a substitute source without the harmful effects of tobacco. It works on the principle that though nicotine is the 'addictive' part of cigarettes the more dangerous ones are tar, carbon monoxide and other gases. There are various products under this Nicorette umbrella which look to aid cessation including chewing gums, lozenges, nasal sprays, patches and inhalers. Some electronic cigarettes also have nicotine filters.
Electronic cigarettes An electronic cigarette is a device that mimics the entire smoking process by producing a mist which has the same sensation (sometimes the same flavour too) of smoking. Some of them have nicotine and some of them don't. Click here to read more about e-cigarettes.
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