I started smoking by the age of fifteen. By the age of 30-35, I was a pack a day smoker, and tried several times to quit (cold turkey and NRT’s). Never been able to stop for more than 6 months in a row. In January 2009 (I was 38 back then), I casually heard about e-cigarettes, and after some info gathering in the internet, I decided to give it a try. To my amazement, I was able to completely stay of cigarettes on the first day. By day 3, I gave away all my ‘cigarette related’ stuff to a smoker friend (Unopened packs and lighters). Today I am 42, and I have been able to stay away from cigarettes for more than four years! My health has greatly improved since then: no more coughing, no more need of medication to control asthma (Very mild crisis anyway, but which could get worse over time – never bothered me again), allergie crisis much more mild and rare… I can even exercise again, without losing my breath! To make the switch to the e-cig was certainly one of the most wise decisions I have made about my own life in the (not so) recent past. Made that decision not only for me, buy also for my fifteen-year old daugher, who was only eleven by that time…