I started smoking regularly when I was about 16, so 10 years ago. I hated the fact that I was addicted, and knew the dangers that I was putting my body through. Most of all, I didn’t like having my son see me smoke or being around the smoke. He was my main motivation for wanting to find a way out. I tried nicotine gum, patches, chantix, wellbutrin, counseling, etc; but nothing was working. I still kept craving cigarettes, and I still kept smoking. In September of 2009, I came upon an advertisement online for an electronic cigarette. After reading reviews and customer testimonials, I thought, This is too good to be true. Before purchasing, I found e-cigarette-forum.com. There was a huge wealth of information and reviews on different devices. I spent about 4 hours researching before I made my first e-cigarette purchase, a Joye 510 starter kit with Turkish tobacco flavored e-liquid. Now, I had been smoking just under a pack a day for over 6 years now. My first day using an electronic cigarette, I smoked exactly 4 real cigarettes. The next day, I smoked none, and the next, and the next, and the next. I was in love. I haven’t had a real cigarette since that first day, and I felt GREAT. Within a week, I could smell better. I was tasting subtle notes in foods that I hadn’t since before I started smoking, and I could breathe. Oh My God, I COULD BREATHE! It was the most amazing feeling in the world. Since then, I have upgraded to a variable voltage mod device, and use a variety of different e-juice flavors depending on my mood. I take my e-cigarette with me everywhere I go, and use it mostly everywhere and at any time. The smell of traditional cigarettes repulses me now. To this day, I have still not had a craving for a regular cigarette, and I doubt I ever will, as long as I can continue to keep getting my supplies easily online from my favorite vendors.