I smoked analogs (tobacco cigarettes) for seventeen years, both my husband and I. I developed asthma, contracted bronchitis every winter – usually multiple times each season, and have had varying degrees of periodontal disease. I’ve tried several methods of quitting – Chantix, Wellbutrin, other anti-depressants & anti-anxiety RX drugs, RX nicotine-delivery inhalers, patches, gums, lozenges, cold-turkey, therapy, even hypnosis. Nothing ever worked for longer than a few days. I began vaping several years ago, when the first e-cigarettes appeared on the market. These attempts didn’t last long. Over these last few years, I’ve tried again, several times, and have failed again. It wasn’t until this most recent attempt, starting in May 2015, that I was able to give up analogs permanently. Through the use of a regulated variable wattage device, subohm tanks and rebuildable drip atomizers, and non-tobacco flavored e-juices, I’ve remained cigarette free for the longest duration since I began smoking at the age of sixteen. Within three days of vaping, I no longer required ANY of my three inhalers that were used to control my asthma. In this time, my nicotine intake levels have dropped dramatically – going from 48 mg/day (two packs of cigarettes a day) to less than 30 mg/day (5 ml of 6mg ejuice/day). This has lowered my blood pressure from borderline-high to a perfectly healthy range of 110/70. I haven’t craved a cigarette once since I began vaping this spring. The ability to vape various flavors, such as hazelnut with caramel in the morning, or raspberry cheesecake after dinner, has kept me from overeating. I’ve lost fifteen pounds since I started vaping. If I were limited to tobacco flavors, I wouldn’t be able to fight the sweet tooth urges, such as having a donut for breakfast or cake for dessert. I’m able to eat fruits and cereals for breakfast and just my entr??e for dinner without needing any sugary additions. My gums are also 100% again – any receding that once was an issue is completely healed. My teeth are no longer sensitive and I don’t have to take pain medications to control it, or use topicals. Overall, I feel better than I have in nearly two decades. Even my pets – two dogs and a cat – are healthier. They no longer cough and sneeze. It never dawned on me that my smoking was affecting them until I noticed they were healthier. Vaping has changed my life, and the life of those around me. It also convinced my father to quit chewing after seeing that I was trying harder to be healthy, and decided it is worth sticking around a while longer. I can only pray that our government doesn’t take away something that has helped thousands, maybe tens or even hundreds of thousands, of Americans quit using tobacco by taking away or right to choose. We don’t get to vote directly of any legislation that would affect our ability to choose this option, we can only hope that those who we have elected will vote to help us, not take away our hope.