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Would You Use E-Cigarettes to Help You Stop Smoking?

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    Dr. Keith Ablow on the use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking.

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And yesterday we spoke to the chief executive all of a company that makes those electronic cigarettes you can see him trying one -- -- -- yesterday.

Well today we have -- doctor Keith Pamela doctor welcomed the program.

My pleasure and thanks for us and yeah.

Welcome -- an.

Well what you stand on this here's where I stand on because -- had some experience with these logic cigarettes and others.

Their not a bad idea.

Frankly in terms of the things that I used to help people stop smoking.

A -- is as a tool for getting people off tobacco.

Which is it can beat and -- look nicotine number one there's some reasons people flocked to nicotine in terms of increased energy focus.

-- can even having anti depressant effects but of course you don't wanna be smoking two packs a day because you can get cancer and heart disease in the rest.

Now.

That people are going to stay on them I've found forever it's a great.

Bridge for people okay because it stimulates the smoking experience that you just -- something very interest nicotine is universally.

Condemned it is so bad -- You just said it -- it it aid's focus.

Attention on something.

Energy and combat depression you mean there is something good to be said about nicotine.

Those things in life have a darkened alike saw.

-- -- and so here's the thing on nicotine itself just like caffeine.

It can be useful to people it does affect -- transmitters and that's why people flocked to cigarettes along with the hand motion.

And the fact that it is focusing for them -- standing often doing nothing standing outside doing nothing but smoke that cigarette -- can even.

He had a look -- decreased stress maneuver for people to go outside and do these things.

I think the and it does it in much less dangerous fashion.

Because.

For instance the cigarette you mentioned that that company that was here yesterday.

Removes if 400.

Carcinogens are not in their product that are in cigarettes.

OK and so bottom line is I don't feel bad telling my patients and I do it routinely now.

-- I don't think you're gonna cold Turkey -- nicotine but I do think this is a great bridge because you're gonna love these we gonna like.

What would you say to someone who comes to you and says you know.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I'm gonna take up an.

I would say there may be better choices.

And we should talk about that but you're not crazy.

-- if you found that nicotine.

In measured quantities and not in increasing quantities is helping you focus how can I condemn that and write your prescription for lateral.

How can I condemn that and right -- prescription for Ritalin maybe you've found something that's helpful to you in the world.

Is it different than five hour energy yeah.

Now I -- you know.

The drug that I use -- -- -- -- attitudes coughing and drug put them on a you have theme it is a -- right absolutely absolutely endless and a lot of people rely on that.

They used to condemn -- these to condemn coffee now -- funny as all kinds of health effects chosen sometimes there's some wisdom.

To people saying you know what I think I need I feel ten times better with that.

And it might just make -- more productive and less depressed that it does it's cheaper.

Then overall you know in the last two days Vaughn and company has given some significant advertising time to him that he cigarettes if aren't you -- -- some samples.

And significant cost involved here and -- -- big deterrent with real cigarettes now that.

No no the gentleman who is on the -- -- -- -- 995.

And you get the equivalent of two packs of cigarettes.

And this is by the way this is cigarettes will attack this industry right because they don't wanna see this -- -- buying into it.

-- they -- I don't know if you're buying into and I think that's a good thing I've always wondered why don't they sell single cigarettes who is a year's time in my neighborhood.

Lou is that behind all that I saw fear or seek to make you package twenty cigarettes in one package and against doing the rational thing which would be to say.

Of course we're gonna sell singles don't confuse people won't -- the pact -- -- stop I think that you are familiar with -- Africa I think specific.

Doctor gave outlook thank you very much of that they're severe credit.

Could -- big.

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