I’ve smoked for about a year. Being in college in LA (At UCLA), I’ve encountered a lot of stress and cigarettes are everywhere at parties. I smoked about 6 cigarettes a day, maybe more if it was finals week or stress was running high. I tried quitting several times, looked up quitting material and followed plenty of instructions. I successfully quit for a couple weeks once, but I became stressed and just picked it up again. Then I decided to try e-cigarettes. I bought a rechargable e-cigarette at a store in LA. That day I threw out all my cigarettes. Since then, I’ve taken a puff or two off a friends cigarette – but it didn’t appeal to me or cause me to relapse. I’ve been not smoking for 2 months, and the best part is that it wasn’t a great psychological struggle. The first week was a bit difficult, there was a lot of coughing, but after that, I didn’t even crave cigarettes anymore. Even in extremely high stress times, I vaped a bit more than usual but never thought of going back to tobacco cigarettes. Even though I’ve only been using e-cigarettes for 2 months, I’ve already lowered my nicotine strength. I do it very gradually and barely notice that I’m lacking the same amount of nicotine. I started at 12 mg/ml and am now at 6mg/ml. I recommend this method of quitting to everyone I meet who smokes, because it is not difficult and not even close to the stress and anxiety that comes with quitting cold turkey. Aside from the first week of getting used to the different texture/taste of vapor, it requires almost zero effort. I highly recommend this especially to young people who have just started smoking and are already feeling regret for their addiction. Also, at my age you don’t have the support system of a family or spouse that would help you quit. I am a biker and my speed and distances have improved drastically. I can go up hills without getting winded and I enjoy exercising much more. Without e-cigarettes, I would still be smoking.