Katherine Heigl Relies on Electronic Cigarette to Kick Habit
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Katherine Heigl is a quitter.
The actress, who left Grey's Anatomy earlier this year, is trying to quit her smoking habit the hi-tech way.
"I use an electronic cigarette," Heigl, 31, tells Parade.com of SmokeStik. "I know it's ridiculous, but it's helping me [avoid smoking] real cigarettes. You feel like you are smoking, and you get to exhale but it's just water vapor and not nicotine. I've been doing it for six months."
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"Smoking sucks!" exclaims the Life As We Know It star, who has an adopted 22-month-old daughter, Naleigh, with her musician husband Josh Kelley.
"The one thing I would say to my kid is, 'It's not just that it's bad for you," adds Heigl, who claims cigarettes aren't all that fun in the first place.
"'Do you want to spend the rest of your life fighting a stupid addiction to a stupid thing that doesn't even really give you a good buzz?'"
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Heigl even puffed on a "smoke stick" during her appearance last Monday on the Late Show With David Letterman. She told David Letterman about how her smoking habit began in the first place.
"You start once a week, maybe with cocktails with friends at a bar...And then you buy your first pack during a really stressful breakup and then it's downhill from there."
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Before e-cigarettes, Heigl futilely tried just about every other remedy on the market, she told the late-night comic: the patch, chewing nicotine, even the prescription medication Chantex.
Only the "smoke stick" seems to work for her, she said. "You're not harming anyone around you and you're not harming yourself. I'm essentially humidifying the space."
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I wrote about this on my blog at thebestelectriccigarettes E-cigs are great for trying to quit smoking...you just need to know which kind to buy because there are a *ton* of scams out there!
The product is a GOD send because it saves lives. I quit with e-cigs too.
Good for her! Whatever it takes. I hear nothing but good things about these e-cigarettes...I know they're a little pricey (aren't they around $1500) but when you think of the money some people put into stereos/xbox's, cosmetic procedures and whatnot I think people would be surprised at how quickly they could save up the money. Small price to pay to lengthen your life, and think of the money you blow on cigarettes as it is and what you would save in the long run...
I purchased a e-cigarettes at smokepower(dot)com and found it to be excellent quality and helped me quit tobacco also.I think more Famous Stars will follow Katherine... It has changed my life!
thats great for her! Hopefully she can give smoke lessdelite electronic cigarette a shot!
Smoking is a disgusting habit and I know first hand of the dangers. My mom died of lung cancer when I was only 18 years old it was a slow cruel death and my Step-father and 3 of my brothers were also smokers. After they watched our mom die, my Step Father, and one of my three brokers quit smoking. My step dad lived another 25 years before he passed and my two brothers that continued to smoke have both passed away and the brother that stopped is still alive and healthy.
Here's what I don't understand and I do NOT say this to be rude or sarcastic...I truly don't understand...we've known for awhile now what cigarettes/smoke can do...cancer, emphysema, etc...so why do people even start to smoke in the first place knowing all of that? Why start doing something that has the great potential of killing you? I'm not talking about people who have been smoking well before they knew the risks...I'm talking about now...my daughter is 20-most of her friends smoke...why? Why start when you know the risks? (again...NOT being sarcastic or even critical...just trying to figure out why...)
This new cigarette looks like the perfect way to quit. Definitly referring this to my boyfriend. I hate smoking... good for you Kathryn!!!
My mom is using these electronic cigarettes. They are a good alternative to using tobacco just to get away from the tar and carbon monoxide, much less everything else they do not have compared to tobacco smoke. She smoked for over 50 years and was able to switch to using her kit from CleanGreenNicotine with no problem. She does not have to fight urges all day long or be in a bad mood. It just works.
at least she's trying to quit and good for her!! my sis was so beautiful but smoking as taking a toll on her, loosing her teeth, heart surgery, etc. HOrrible habit!
Good for you. Smoking is a nasty, nasty habit. My husband started out only doing it with alcohol, now its stress or being tired that makes him do it too.