I smoked for 46 years. Started before 18th birthday. I tried many times to quit due to frequent bouts of bronchitis and respiratory ailments that became more frequent and intense with time. I tried cold turkey–only last several days. Eventually, I tried hypnosis–that was the greatest–30 days. Then several times, I tried the patch. That worked for a few weeks at a time. I tried to keep smoking to no more than a pack a day and did cut back to half a pack off and on over the past decade. Two years ago, some friends had e-cigaretts and let me take a puff. I went and bought one disposable to try–low nicotine. It worked, so I kept buying–my last cigarette was finished before 8am July 4, 2011. I learned about refilling and where to buy the liquid and so I bought the low nicotine and a small amount of no-nicotine liquid. Over a 6 month period, I could use just the no-nicotine liquid. For a year, I always had e-cigaretts with me–now seldom do I take them with me out of the house!! I am a stressed type person, hyper,etc. So, once again, this is why this quitting is a big deal for me. My blood pressure stays controlled with half the amount of mg of medicine, since I stopped smoking. I get the erge for the nicotine once in awhile, so I keep the nicotine drops or cartridges on hand. My cough is gone for quite some time, and I do feel much better. Haven’t been medicated for upper respiratory ailments since I quit! I would encourage people to try the e-cigaretts, especially if other quit items have not worked.