I started smoking in 1970. I tried to quit cold turkey in 1980. It didn’t work. I have tried unsuccessfully many times over the years. I have used the patch, an inhaler and Chantix. The longest I went without smoking was 4 months and that was with Chantix. I started using e-cigs 2 years ago. I haven’t had a cigarette since. This was the best thing that I could have done for myself. I use an 8 mg juice which is a lot less than a cigarette has. I am thinking about going down to 6 mg or maybe even 4 mg. My husband makes our own juice so that what I use tastes really good. I hope my story helps.