Started smoking at the age of 16, and smoked normally a package per day (20 cigarettes), more in the weekends. I had tried to quit smoking since eraly in my 30-ies using both Zuban medication, nicotin patches, nicotin gums, reading Alan Carr’s book – nothing made me stop for more than 3-4 weeks. Late April 2012, I suffered a minor heart attack. I realized that I HAD to stop smoking, and for 4 weeks the heart attack after-effects made me reduce the smoking to 2-3 per day. But slowly the amount of cig’s increased – even if I used snus also. November 2012 I came across an add on the interent for e-cigarettes. I google’d this – and ended up with my first starter kit. It was a cheap look-a-like of bad quality, but I still felt it like an overwhelming experience. It covered all my fysical and psycic smoking needs! I held it like a cig, was given nicotine,could inhale and blow out, could watch the vape cloud slowly vaporize and the comfort of it made me realize that this product was the rigth for me. Took me 1,5 months – I found better batteries and cartridges. And in January 2013 I tossed my last package of cig’s away and never touched a cigarette nor snus since then! 4 months now, only vaping! E-cigarettes is in my humble oppinion a fantastic way of harm reduction for smokers having problems with quitting tobacco products! Regards from happy-vapor Lise