Quitting tobacco is a messy and dreadful business. The patches don’t work, Chantix has side effects that make tobacco the better choice, and the nicotine gum is the 2nd most vile concoction ever created by man after strained peas. I smoked for 20 years- starting in my late teens. In 2009 I lost my job and found cigarettes did not fit in my budget. I tried cold turkey….that lasted a few hours until my loved ones begged me to smoke as I was bordering on raving looney from lack of tobacco. The e-cigarette gave me the ideal path of least resistance to a tobacco free life. I could not smoke AND still get along with the rest of humanity. I had the added benefit of not smelling like an old pub, not catching every cold that comes down the pike and was able to put the money saved to good use in the local economy. I spend it on my new addiction: purses, perfume & nifty electronic gizmos. I also lost 50 lbs, and my blood pressure is where it is supposed to be! My mother- who smoked for 40 years quit with a custom painted e-cigarette I bought her for her birthday 4 years ago. Her cardiologist was so overjoyed, he shared her success with his other patients and as of this date he has 7 more former smokers to boast about. Not only did the e-cigarette give me my life back- others saw the improvements and tried it for themselves.