I had smoked off and on for close to 15 years and tried many different methods attempting to quit. In the past I have tried Gum, patches, nothing worked for more than a few weeks, the craving for a cigarette would overpower me eventually. I first tried one of the more popular, heavily advertised e-cigarette brands and was able to cut down quite a bit on cigarettes but they were not quite good enough for me to give up the habit completely. Then I found an online e-cigarette forum and was amazed by how informative it was and how little I actually knew about e-cigarettes. It was quite overwhelming at first but I was able to get recommendations on equipment that is much more effective than the kit I had purchased. It was a bit challenging at first and I did smoke while adjusting to the transition for several months. What really helped me was keeping a daily log marking if I had or had not smoked that day. When I could see the days of not smoking getting larger every day it encouraged me to not have a cigarette and drop the count back to zero. As of now I have been completely cigarette free for 73 days and couldn’t be happier. When I was smoking, every morning I would wake up with a very heavy feeling in my chest and had a bad cough. Both are completely gone now. The urge to have a real cigarette is completely gone. My fiancee smokes and I can finally look at a pack of his cigarettes without the urge to take one. Cigarettes smell terrible to me now, I can’t even imagine inhaling one on purpose! I believe that e-cigarettes have helped me kicked the nasty habit because I have found a replacement that I love so much more than I did cigarettes. I love that there are so many different choices with e-cigarettes, you can find just about any flavor you can think of. I have experienced no negative health effects from vaping. E-cigarettes have changed the quality of my life, saved me money and helped me reach a goal I have been working on for years, I could not be happier.