I smoked cigarettes and an occasional cigar for 37 years and quit the day after Thanksgiving 2012. Previous attempts to quit had been unsuccessful even with patches, gum, pharmaceutical nicotine, or Wellbutrin. My second attempt at quitting while using an electronic cigarette was successful. Today, I no longer smoke! I started vaping e liquid at 1.8% nicotine and have reduced to .9-1.2% and plan to reduce to zero eventually. My smoking addiction was mechanical as well as physical, making e cigarettes by far the most satisfying replacement therapy during the very trying early withdrawal stages. Previous tries had left me edgy, irritable, and downright mean! The e cigarette helped satisfy the cravings while I threw myself into reading and researching using the device for and extended period. Today, I fell like I have experienced nearly all of the benefits of smoking cessation. My sense of smell and taste have returned, no more coughing and hacking, and I don’t reek of smoke. I used to have very strong cravings if I was unable to smoke for a period of time. Today, even though I vape, those cravings are very mild and extended periods of abstinence aren’t unpleasant. I believe I owe my life, or at least an extension of it, to e cigarettes and sincerely hope they are readily available to others when it is their time to quit.