12 Cutting Edge Technologies and Inspirations To Help You Quit Smoking

Smoking makes you ugly.  Accordingly, I’ve compiled a cluster of some innovative trends that could help you to kick the habit.  This list inlcudes innovative alternatives to smoking, two new reasons smoking won’t be cool, devices that will annoy you to quit, and some innovative anti-smoking ads. 

Innovative Alternatives to Smoking

Electronic Cigarette Helps You Stub Out The Habit

Finally, a cigarette that feels and looks like a cigarette but isn’t bad for your health.  A Hong Kong company called Golden Dragon Group is now marketing to smokers trying to quit what it is calling the “world’s first ‘electronic’ cigarette.” The e-cigarette is a battery powered, cigarette-shaped … [More]

Smoke-Free Cigarettes - NicStics

These new cigarettes are smoke free! Well NicStic® are the invention of the first smoke-free cigarettes that avoid the toxic substances generated during conventional smoking (tar, carcinogenic compounds such as hydrazine, chrysene, arsenic, cadmium, benzapyrene, formaldehyde, nitrosamines, etc.) a… [More]

Smoking Gel is the New Cigarrete

The Smoking Cessation Gel has been introduced in Germany by Nicogel Continental and in contrast to other smoking cessation products was originally developed as a substitute for cigarettes, but can also be used to help stop smoking. The gel contains ingredients from the tobacco plant (but not the tox… [More]

Two New Reasons Smoking Won’t Be Cool

Age Progression Software Shows Smoking Makes You Ugly

If you are a smoker and you know how bad smoking is for you, just check out your future face!  With APRIL Age Progression Software, you can see how your face will age with time. “APRIL® Age Progression Software is a unique computer program that creates a stream of images of a person’s face as it ch… [More]

Stars Won’t Be Smoking on Film (As Much) Anymore - New Ratings for Smoking

In a bold move against the tobacco industry, the Motion Picture Association of America has announced that scenes with smoking will impact movie ratings in the same context as sexual activities and violence. Movies that glamorize smoking will find their rating penalized. [More]

Devices that Will Annoy You to Quit

Nico Stopper - MP3 Player Dispenses Cigarettes and Helps You Quit

This clever little MP3 player dispenses up to 10 cigarettes at timed intervals.  The goal is to help you quit.  However, if you get frustrated and throw it on the ground to the your smokes, you’ll be pretty upset because replacing your Nico Stopper will cost you $300. Along with each cigarette, the… [More]

Cigarette Counter

The “Cigarette Counter” is a small electronic counter that helps smokers keep their habit under control, easily reducing the number of cigarettes they smoke. The Cigarette Counter clips to the top side of the cigarette pack. It has four buttons: Reset/ Add/ Subtract/ On-Off, and has a display that… [More]

Ads that Will Shock You to Quit

Body Parts in Garbage Cans for The Truth Campaign (GALLERY)

There are more lives being thrown away by smoking every month than there are garbage cans in New York City.  To illustrate that point, the Truth campaign dumped fake body parts into dozens of garbage cans throughout NYC.  On each garbage can was a little label that informed users about the cause. W… [More]

Visualize Your Grave - Anti-Smoking Ad

The most remarkable winner (bronze) which was not shown before here is the outdoor campaign from the Cancer Patients Aid Association, CPAA. It’s a anti-smoking message from India made by Everest Brand Solutions. It shows the ceiling with a image of a cemetery, placed in a smoking area. Very confront… [More]

Melting Moms Lose Babies in Truth Campaign (VIDEO)

Every year, 30 million children lose their mother’s to tobacco.  To illustrate that point, the latest Truth campaign will show melting moms made of ice.  The campaign starts January 22. The poster of this Google Video noted, “We like ads that make a point. Sadly, so many don’t and simply waste peop… [More]

Hairy Mail - Viral Ad Shows Danger of Cigarette Chemicals

Haven’t you always wanted to send a message to a friend using someone’s back hair? Well stop waiting and star doing!  The people at thetruth.com an anti-tobacco awareness group have started this catchy website http://www.hairy-mail.com that allows you to do just that. The message - the Sodium Hydroxide in … [More]

One That You’ll Have to Wait For

Smoking Vaccine - Currently Under Development

Why bother with cold turkey when you can just get a vaccine?  Medical researches are testing radical new drugs which would allow smokers to immunize them against cigarette addiction. From MSNBC:
The treatment keeps nicotine from reaching the brain, making smoking less pleasurable and theoretically,… [More]