Stop-smoking store
Von buycigarettes, 12:27Bryce Walter started smoking cigarettes at 18 years old because his friends were smokers and they peer pressured him to start. Walter, raised in Cheyenne, Wyo., said he smoked regularly for five years until he made the decision last June to quit and become healthier for his wife Rachelle and 2 1/2-year-old son Cameron. Walter, working at Wellman Dynamics last June, started his stop-smoking mission by purchasing an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) from a co-worker.
“It helped me quit smoking,” Walter said, “but the battery and the overall mechanics of the e-cig were faulty and it broke down easily. So, I started looking on the Internet for other e-cigarette options that worked better.” Walter’s Internet search led him to a more reliable e-cigarette called Modern Vapor that uses a 510-thread battery, capable of performing for a longer period of time. The e-cigarettes helped Walter completely quit smoking, and he was so impressed he decided to test several different e-cigarettes and open a store in the Creston business district called Vape Smart Electronic Cigarette Store.
“I want to help people in Creston quit smoking,” Walter said. “I think people are sick of seeing others get lung disease, emphysema or lung cancer. Those are all are associated with smoking. We all hear those horrible smoking commercials, and we know it’s bad for our health. So, if you want to quit, my business can help.” Less toxic Walter, 23, said e-cigarettes are not a treatment for nicotine addiction, but rather a less-toxic or safer alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes. E-cigarettes are primarily made in China and include a battery that powers the heating element. Walter said when the consumer breathes in, the heating element vaporizes the e-juice located inside the e-cigarette.
Walter said the makeup of the e-juice includes nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerine and food flavorings. Currently, he has more than 50 e-juice flavors at Vape Smart Electronic Cigarette Store, 113 W. Montgomery St., including but not limited to Red Bull, Marlboro, Camel and menthol. “I’ve tested all our e-cigarettes and they provide nicotine and oral fixation to smokers,” Walters said, “but eliminate second-hand smoke, tar, carcinogens and ash contained in tobacco cigarettes.”