Recent data suggests that smoking is on the rise in Virginia Beach. The data, collected by a research group in Richmond, VA, indicates that smoking is on the rise, but people are actually turning to a smoking alternative.
Electronic cigarettes, better known as e-cigs, are being adopted by smokers in Virginia Beach and almost everywhere else in the nation. The electronic cigarette was invented to reduce the amount of smoke being released in the air and to provide an alternative to people who would prefer to smoke indoors rather than outdoors.
I work at a call center for AT&T in Virginia Beach and I smoke on a regular basis. I am allotted two fifteen minute breaks and a one hour lunch period during my regular work schedule. As an avid smoker and as any smoker knows, two fifteen minute breaks just don’t cut it. I found myself taking additional smoke breaks and I was worried it was going to hurt my relationship with my coworkers and my supervisors. I wanted to find an alternative to smoking, so I began doing some research on the internet during my lunch break.
I found out about a new alternative to smoking that uses an electrical device rather than a cigarette. The device, essentially an electronic cigarette, provides the same sensation from smoking a real cigarette, but it is vastly different. The electronic cigarette has a filter on the end of it that makes it unable to produce smoke. By not producing smoke, I realized it meant that I could smoke indoors and not have to take extended breaks during my work day. I did a little more research on a few companies who offer electronic cigarettes and I decide to buy some.
After they arrived, I showed them to my supervisor and told him I was going to try smoking inside our call center. He was worried at first, but then I showed him that it would not produce any smoke. While it looked like I was smoking a cigarette, there was no smoke or odor from it. Since trying electronic cigarettes, I have taken shorter breaks and have been more productive at work.
As more and more people find out about smoking alternatives and the benefits of an electronic cigarette, they will likely make the switch. E-cigs provide the smoker with the option to have the same feeling from smoking without the actually smoke or odor that comes from smoking. If you are interesting in a smoking alternative, try an electronic cigarette today.