I smoked for about 16 years. I tried nicotine patches, medication, quitting cold turkey…. Nothing worked for any longer than a few months at most. I simply liked to smoke. I knew I needed to quit when I started having difficulty breathing. I would be doing the simplest of things- singing, having a conversation..my breaking point was having to tell my children several nights in a row that I just couldn’t read them their bedtime story. That broke my heart. I started some research, and came to electronic cigarettes. I ordered an ego-style personal vaporizer, and the day I got it threw away my cigarettes and never looked back. Over 10 months later, I haven’t touched another cigarette, and have no desire to! My partner did the same, to support me, with the same results. I now also have 3 friends that followed my example, and have quit smoking and started vaping as well. One of them had smoked for about 30 years. I have no doubt in my mind that electronic cigarettes (vaping) saved my life. I can breathe!! I can smell and taste things like never before! I have energy, and I feel healthy again! I enthusiastically recommend it to anyone that just can’t quit.