I smoked cigarettes for more than 30 years. While I KNEW I should quit for health reasons, I did not – as so many people do – try to quit and fail at the attempt. I simply did not make the attempt. I figured some day, maybe I will become determined to quit – but that likely would not have happened until I had some kind of serious health issue. All I had was a smokers cough – a little clearing of the throat every few minutes actually – and a tendency for a cold to become bronchitis. Every year. I tried vaping primarily due to circumstances that made smoking terribly inconvenient for a few days. Purchased a disposable e-cigarette. I found it close enough to enjoyable that I mail-ordered a rechargeable version and some nicotine juice. Within 2 weeks, I realized that smoking cigarettes had a pretty nasty taste. Vaping was a much cleaner, more pleasant flavor. I no longer wanted or needed a cigarette – what I desired was the vapor. So I stopped smoking. The first point is – for me – and probably for some others – switching from smoking can be easy with an alternative method like vaping. I went from 30 cigarettes a day to zero – and I was NOT particularly motivated to quit! I suppose I have a nicotine addiction, and I’ve replaced the habit of smoking with another habit. But I am inhaling vapor from liquid that’s got PG, VG, nicotine, and a few molecules of flavoring – which HAS to be less dangerous than breathing the smoke from burning carcinogen-laced tobacco. And all signs seem to indicate that I won’t have a difficult time as I slowly scale back the nicotine concentration I use – not something you can readily achieve with cigarettes. It’s only been about 5 months – but since I have no real interest in a cigarette – I don’t miss it or anything – I’ve permanently quit.