How long did you smoke? I started smoking at age 13, smoked for 20 years. How long ago did you start using a smoke-free alternative? Started using e-cigarettes 4 years ago. E-cig exclusively now. Exactly what smoke-free product(s) do you use (for instance, disposable e-cigarettes, mods, snus; what nicotine strength), and if this changed over time, how has it changed? I now use an ecig exclusively. I had tried disposable ecigs, and then small 808D and 3 piece 510 type devices. I could never use them as a true, replacement, though they did help me to cut down somewhat. I had been a 1.5-2 pack per day smoker before finding e-cigs, and cut down to about a pack per day at first. This continued for about 3 years. That was when I got my first EGO and really started to see the possibility of quitting completely. Since then, I’ve got through the egos of varying battery sizes, then started getting into mods that provided variable voltage and eventually variable power. This was what finally gave me the control needed to quit smoking cigarettes completely. Started with HIGH and MEDIUM carts/disposables. No memory of what nicotine strength, if it was even labeled then. More recently, when I finally quit completely, I was using 24mg/mL juice at first. I’ve since cut down to 12-18mg/mL for normal use and 6-12mg after dinner. Do you still smoke at all (and if so, how much have you cut down)? I have been cigarette free for 2 months now, and don’t really miss it at all. Did you both smoke and use the smoke-free product for a time before quitting smoking entirely (and if so, how long), or did you switch immediately? Or did you stop tobacco/nicotine entirely for a while and then start using a low-risk alternative? Yes, for almost 4 years, I continued to smoke cigarettes, and would use other products (ecig, snus, etc) as well. It did help me to cut down somewhat, but it wasn’t until the last 10 months or so that I could really see myself quitting cigarettes all together. What methods (NRT, Chantix, counseling, etc.) did you use to try to quit smoking before switching to a smoke-free alternative? How long were you able to go without smoking using these other methods before starting again? I have tried almost every other thing available to try to quit smoking in the past. Hypnosis and counseling were a bust. Nicotine gum was completely worthless to me, I’d end up getting a mild overdose because I’d forget to stop chewing and park it, then when that wore off, I’d have incredible cravings for a cigarette. I had some success with the patch, and was able to quit for 2 weeks at one point using it. Attempted cold turkey dozens of times, never lasted for more than a few days. I never tried chantix, due to bad side effects experienced while on Zyban – I actually smoked a lot more, had sleep disruption, and found myself much more compulsive. I chain smoked compulsively and was constantly wanting to go gambling. I was irritable, and experienced mood swings that bordered on bipolar disorder. After my brother went from his normal happy self to near-suicidal while taking chantix to attempt to quit smoking, I decided I’d never even give it a try. What changes in the quality of your life (both positive and negative) have you noticed since adopting the smoke-free alternative? I love that I don’t smell like smoke anymore. My senses of taste and smell have begun to return, and I’m really able to enjoy food and drinks even more than normal. I’ve had a lot less coughing and shortness of breath, and have found that I just feel a lot better than I used to, in general. I do miss out on the weather throughout the day, since I no longer have to go outside for a smoke, but I’ve found that I don’t care too much about that. Once winter rolls around, I’m sure I’ll miss it even less.