I smoked from 16 yrs old. Up to 30 Marlboro a day. I had wheezing and coughing regularly. I tried Champix (uk version of Chantix) but it made me highly irrational and aggressive after 10 days as a non smoker. Patches allowed me to quit but I started after 4 months when a friend who didn’t know id quit gave me 200 cigs from his holiday! I tried gum and lozenges but they were peppery and no substitute for smoking. I always enjoyed the physical act of smoking. I have a son now with severe adhd and on any nrt system id smoke as soon as the home situation got too stressful. At 34 now ive smoked 20 a day every day. 4 months ago I tried elites cartomiser ecigs to cut down a bit. I went from 20 a day to 5 in the first day then the second day I had one normal cig in morning and one in the evening, the next day I planned to have a normal cig in the evening and chose the ecig instead. Since then I havent smoked at all! I now have approx 25 cartomiser refills and 3 batteries. I get eliquid online for a fraction of the price of cigarettes. I now have a clearamiser I can top up too with a more powerful battery for a better punch when I need it. It feels great to be free from cigarettes. If they were around earlier, my grandad who died when I was 1 from a smoking related disease would have got to see me grow up. If they are banned I will be forced to seek the black market for my own health.