I started smoking around 14 years old. I am now 49 and have never successfully cut down, much less quit. I have tried a lot of different ways: hypnosis, acupuncture, will power and ecigs that looked like cigarettes. On a whim, I went to a new store in town called Tribble Vapors. I bought a starter kit for $50 – couldn’t hurt! I have successfully went from a pack and a half or more a day to half a pack. Yesterday I only smoked 6 cigarettes! I have been ‘vaping’ for about two months. I never set my goal to quit. I didn’t want the pressure. I was just trying it to see if it would help me cut down. Success!!! Today, as of 9:30 pm, I have only smoked 5 cigarettes! My goal now is to cut down to 5 cigarettes a day. After I reach that goal consistently, I will try to quit totally. I love ecigs! They are not harmful to anyone around me, they have no odor and the vapor does not linger in the air. Having different flavors is wonderful. It has even helped me with that afternoon hunger so many of us get. A couple ‘drags’ on a flavored vapor and I can make it a little longer without a snack. After doing that a few times, it’s time to go home and I haven’t eaten anything unhealthy! Imagine people vaping with no-nicotine liquid. Ecigs can even be a diet help! The government needs to help ecigs become the way of the future. If some of us are going to be addicted to nicotine, and even junk food, I don’t believe there is a healthier way. I can only imagine how many people would try it and successfully quit if the government gave it publicity and help. PLEASE, keep ecigs lawful and convenient. If you care about Americans’ health, you will get behind the ecigs and make the nation a healthier, cleaner place. No smoke, no butts on the ground, no stinky clothes! I thank you for reading my story.