Having tried in vain many times to quit smoking through various means (nicorette chewing gum, inhalers, hypnotherapy, cold turkey) I stumbled across electronic cigarettes in September of 2009. I have not touched a single cigarette since. Within a few days I felt a much healthier person, having my full uninhibited lung capacity back to normal, more energy as well as not smelling like an ashtray. Electronic cigarettes or whatever you may wish to refer to them as have changed my life, and more than likely saved my life too. Another point i must stress, is that if the European Union is worried that non-smokers and children might think electronic cigarettes are cool and start using them, I can attest to having never met anyone who thought they were remotely cool. Anyone who has commented on them to me thinks they look ridiculous and are if anything think they would be embarrassing to use. Real cigarettes have had an image of looking cool, electronic cigarettes do not. Yours respectfully, Michael Morris. Dublin, Ireland, EU.