I was a 3 pack a day smoker of Pall Mall for over 47 years. I was getting a smokers cough that hurt my throat some times. I have tried to quit in many ways, Patches, Gum, Hypnosis, and out right stopping). Nothing worked. Then I picked up a e-cig online (one that looked like a cigarette. I know I was on the right track so I keep researching it more and more then found a different kind of e-cig that did not look like a cigarette and that was the trick. I put the cigarettes down for good. Now I am smoke free and loving it, My cough is gone I can taste food again and I can breath good again. after almost 5 years not smoking my Dr. said my lungs are like a non smoker once again. So if you put a ban or tax the heck out of the nicotine I may not be able to purchase the nicotine and I am so scared that I would go back to smoking. If you ban something you should ban cigarettes first. My health is a testament to ecigarettes. Kevin Lynch