Katherine Heigl on David Letterman
Have you heard of the SmokeStik? It’s an electronic cigarette that gives cigarette-addicted users a fix of nicotice while emitting water vapors. As a result, it can be legally smoked indoors (although I don’t know about on planes, which is where it seems it would be really helpful).
The biggest celebrity proponent for the Smokestik is Katherine Heigl, who is often photographed with hers, and appeared on David Letterman a few months back touting its virtues. She’s now apparently designing a cigarette for SmokeStik called the Pitbull, and proceeds from its sale will go to her dog rescue foundation Compassion Revolution.
I’ve been meaning to do a post on this forever, but it kept slipping away from me because it’s not really beauty related. (But then again, smoking causes wrinkles and aging–not to mention, obviously, cancer–so maybe it is relevant!)
In any case, having lost family members to lung cancer, I’m all for anything that helps people quit smoking–even if it is exchanging one (harmful) addiction for another (harmless one)!
The last few planes I’ve been on they have said e-cigs are not allowed.
The sad thing with the e-cigs – the amount of nicotine they deliver isn’t regulated, so they may be giving more nicotine than a cigarette. The other ingredients in the vapor are probably not as bad as the chemicals in cigarettes, but still worse for you than inhaling no chemicals.
(I’ve had a few friends try them. They all returned to cigarettes.) :(
I was just on a Continental flight last month from Houston to Portland,OR,and the lady right in front of me smoked an e-cig before and through out the entire flight…it was so strange to see that puff of smoke swirling about for hours!
Really enjoy your blog, Jolie…
When are you headed over the pond? Should be an awesome event!