Two major population surveys the Smoking and Alcohol Toolkit Studies managed by UCLs Tobacco & Alcohol Research Group (UTARG) provide monthly updates to the Government on smoking and alcohol use across the UK
After a friend posted about how they were hospitalised for possibly permanent damage to their blood vessels as a result of heavy vaping, I decided I wanted to stop, and used cigarettes to help me wean off. Ellie shared some of her research with me, and it is alarming
Identify Your Trigger Times Make a list of exactly when you typically use pouches (after meals, during meetings, while driving) These moments will be your highest-risk periods for relapse Create Physical Barriers Store your remaining pouches in inconvenient locations (locked in your car's trunk or in a timed container) Increasing the effort required to access pouches gives you time to reconsider Replace the Oral Fixation Keep sugar-free gum or mints available Try cinnamon-flavored toothpicks (the slight burning sensation helped me manage cravings) Consider sunflower seeds or small healthy snacks for oral stimulation Change Your Routine If you always used a pouch after breakfast, immediately brush your teeth instead Take a different route to work to disrupt environmental triggers Exercise during high-craving times to release natural endorphins 3
The most recent report published on the 29th September 2022, that they would not explore the effectiveness of using vaping to quit in this instance, feeling they cannot stress any further just how beneficial it can be to quitters than they had already done in their previous February 2021 report which presented a great deal of evidence in favour of this
