Smoking is a long-standing addiction that has spanned centuries. In Europe during the 18th century, smoking was banned as the ill health effects were noted. One century later, a British pharmacology textbook stated that smoking tobacco would treat respiratory disorders and diseases. Only a half-century later, tobacco was referenced as "coffin nails" to a person in major US publication. The way tobacco has evolved over the centuries is intriguing and ironic.

So is the thought that it just takes luck to quit smoking. Smoking is addictive. Nicotine is compared to major illegal drugs - heroine most commonly. The knowledge medical professionals have on how a body withdraws from heroine is similar when compared to the withdrawal process of nicotine. Intense cravings, mood swings, and major depression accompany any person looking to end an addiction to a substance that alters how a person feels about himself and his life. Continue Reading

We want to thank all of you for your patience over the last couple of months as we have had some glitches with our virtual support system and eliminated our live-chat feature. We know that you have been limited in how you reach out to us and have voiced your concerns. We appreciate the discussions and suggestions you've provided along the way, too. One of the most-received suggestions you have suggested is a phone support system. And we heard you!

Today we are excited to announce that our phone support is now live. You can reach our customer service department at 1-877-777-1053! This number is for support only. It is open Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). We will be happy to assist you with any question or problem you might have. Continue Reading

We want to thank each person who shared a bit of their story with us this week! Your experience with electronic cigarettes and how you have changed your lives for the better brings great joy to us. If you missed all the entries, you can read them with the links below.

The Love of Freedom

SafeCig Brings Hope

The Love of No Cigarettes

The SafeCig Saves

The Love of Quitting

The Love of Freedom Part Two

Each story shared highlights reason why The SafeCig makes a perfect addition to a life-changing process of becoming tobacco free.

The winner of our Valentine's Contest is: Continue Reading

Freedom from cigarettes and freedom to vape.
I don't know what I would have done without the Safe Cig.  I believe I got mine sometime around June or July.  I started using it a little bit then, but I was still buying cigs.  Finally I bought a carton of cigarettes in August and just told myself [...]

Without the anguish of ditching tobacco.

I love ecigs so much because they made me finally quit smoking without any problems and without ever going back to analog cigarettes.

It is so nice to not have to go outside to smoke when I am at a function. I no longer have to leave a family gathering early because I need to have my nicotine fix. My husband no longer is rolling the window all the way down in the car on my side in the winter time. I no longer have that stink on my clothes and in my hair. I can kiss my family and my husband with out having to taste like an ashtray.

I no longer have to hear my doctor and dentist preaching to me about how I need to quite smoking tobacco and what it is doing to my body and my teeth. The girl that cleans my teeth says that I don't have those terrible brown stains on my teeth any more.

I have much more energy and stamina. E-cigarettes have changed my life. Continue Reading

Non-smokers Acceptance of The SafeCig

I simply love my SafeCigs!  They have allowed me greater freedom by vaping instead of smoking. It is wonderful to be free to use them almost anywhere. I no longer feel cast out from society and banished to far corners or worse, off the property. I have found non-smoking friends and family readily embracing my use of them in their homes as well. My quality of life has been returned to me. My lungs are clearer and the strong smell of cigarettes are no longer all over my clothing and home. Continue Reading

A Love of The SafeCig, that is!

Electronic cigarettes are amazing and I'm not just saying that because I'm writing this blog. I've been an avid promoter and user of The SafeCig for almost a year. I placed my first order in May of 2011, but I didn't give up tobacco cigarettes immediately. I took my time learning about this product and how it worked. I also spent hours reading journals published world-wide to understand what medical professionals found with electronic cigarettes and their recommendations.

I was apprehensive to give up tobacco cigarettes after many failed quit attempts in the past. I didn't want The SafeCig to be another attempt that resulted in more things stuffed in a box, hidden in a closet a week or two down the road. I felt after many failed attempts at quitting that I just needed an alternative -- something without smoke, tar, and smell. When I was ready, really ready, I made the switch.

And I've never looked back.

For me, I've witnessed the first-hand changes that come with using an electronic cigarette instead of tobacco cigarettes. I've eliminated that morning smoker's cough, the wretched stench that lingered on my clothes, and I'm running again. Continue Reading

Continuing our series of entries received in our contest, What Prompted You to Try an Electronic Cigarette. This is our final post of entries received.

Entry 15 from Jonathan W.

The event that made me try an electronic cigarette would have to be the death of my Father, who died of lung cancer a year ago. He was a smoker for 26 years and half of the people in my family are also smokers. I did not want to have the same fate of my father or the other millions of people who have died because of cigarette smoking. So therefore I decided to be proactive and change my mindset of traditional cigarettes. Now I am 6 months cigarette free and loving it. Plus the Safe Cig is an amazing help. Continue Reading

Continuing our series of entries received in our contest, What Prompted You to Try an Electronic Cigarette.

Entry 14 from Brandon

When I was 12 years old, my father was diagnosed with cancer, mainly caused by smoking. He was a 25 year smoker, and finally it had caught up with him, the worst of the worst, it could cost him his life. After many doctor appointments and a successful surgery, he could proudly say that he had defeated cancer, and vowed to never smoke a cigarette again. When I was 14 years old, I began hanging out with the wrong crowd, and soon enough, a little peer pressure and the "need to fit in", coerced me to try my first ever cigarette.  Continue Reading

Continuing our series of entries received in our contest, What Prompted You to Try an Electronic Cigarette.

Entry 13 from Steve

I started smoking when I was 17...way back in the 1960's. After I was married and had twin boys, I finally quit in 1989.  For reasons I still don't understand, I started again in 2007 and soon was up to nearly two pack per day. This was especially stupid because in 1999, I had a triple bypass and artificial heart valve installed.  My internist and cardiologist told me recently I HAD to quit. Smoking was not an option if I wanted to live.  The toxins in the smoke were causing me early COPD and chronic bronchitis, atrial fibrillation, and the carbon monoxide in smoke was damaging things by reducing the oxygen my heart was getting. First I tried the gum...no dice. It caused stomach problems and esophogeal reflux. Next was the patch.  That might as well have been pieces of tape for all the good it did.   Then my son showed me his ecig.  It looked like a promising thing, but looked like a hassle. There was a button you had to push and hold to heat it up and it had to be just right. There were three pieces.  A battery, atomizer and cartridge that you put liquid in.  I saw how he had to boil one thing clean, put drops in the cartridge that would sometimes then make liquid come out into your mouth and I wondered how on earth you could control the nicotine content. Continue Reading