I had my first cigarette when I was 12 and smoked regularly by 15. I smoked 15 to 20+ cigarettes a day for over 35 years. During that time I quit twice for about 6 months each time. I knew how bad they were for me but I couldn’t stop. I went to classes which showed diseased lungs in jars and gave you a plan to quit. I tried smoking a pipe and chewing tobacco. I tried the patch twice to no avail. The commercials for Chantix scared the hell out of me with their list of nasty side effects so I wasn’t going there. A co-worker had switch to an e-cig so I start asking about it. He stated that he totally given up cigarettes and felt much better for it. I thought about it and after about 6 months I bought an e-cig called Pure Smoke that looked like a cigarette. It wasn’t bad but I spent more time charging it than using it. I was smoking less but it was a real pain. I decided to order an Ego kit after 2 days. While waiting for my order to arrive I reduced my cigarette consumption down with the help of the Pure Smoke device. Monday I had most of 4, Tuesday I had some of 4, Wednesday I had some of 3, Thursday I had some of 2. Friday, the day my Ego arrived, I had part of 1 in the morning and took my LAST puffs of a cigarette at 12:30 PM on January 7th, 2011. I have been a vaper ever since. I went from the Ego to a variable volt box mod and am currently using a variable volt/watt mod. With e-cigs I know what I am inhaling and can control my nicotine level. I breath better, things taste so much better and I don’t stink like an ashtray which make my non smoking wife very happy. My wife has a bad reaction to cigarette smoke but has no issues with vaping. I haven’t had or wanted a cigarette in over 2 and 1/2 years and won’t ever go back!