This is a comment on an article “RI needs help to quit smoking: Expert,” (The Jakarta Post, July 5).

A good alternative to smoking might be the electronic cigarette. This high tech device feels just like a cigarette and yet only contains 16 chemicals, contrary to the 4000 chemicals in regular cigarettes.

Nevertheless, it’s much cheaper. I gave it to my father on his birthday and since then he saves around a hundred dollars each month. He tells me it’s great that he can decide how much nicotine he inhales (the cartridges come in 0-16 milligrams of nicotine.)

My mum also loves it, because the “smoke” is mainly composed of water-vapor, so now she doesn’t need to send my dad outside each time he wants to smoke. You can check them out on www.greensmoke.com/disc10-18621, this link contains a 10 percent discount.

There is an upfront cost for the starter kit, but the cartridges are more than 50 percent cheaper than cigarettes.

Linda
New York

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