I started smoking in college, approximately 25 years ago. It varied, but I was a fairly heavy smoker through the entire period. I tried every method from patch to lozenge to gum to Chantix. The first few simply didn’t work, the last one caused rather unsettling side effects. Through it all, I kept smoking. Then I found the electronic cigarette in September of 2012. My first try was a disposable, which rapidly led to a cigarette look-alike model. Then I went to a larger Volt X2 for the longer battery life. It also took some time for me to adjust my nicotine levels to the correct amount, and I finally settled at 24 mg/ml. Within 2 months, including all the adjustment time and model changing, I had stopped smoking entirely and was exclusively using the electronic. Even through the adjustment period I was smoking 10% or less of what I had before. My last cigarette was on December 24th, so you could say I quit smoking as a Christmas gift to myself! Once I was comfortable, I began reducing my nicotine levels. I’m now at less than half the amount of nicotine and I haven’t noticed the change! At the present rate, I should be at zero nicotine around Christmas of 2013. Life changes have been incredible. My breathing is much easier, I no longer cough, my doctor reports that my lungs are much clearer, my blood pressure and pulse rate have dropped, and I have far more energy than I did before. I’ve assisted multiple family members and friends in moving to the electronic and most of us have successfully quit smoking as well. I couldn’t be happier that I found this product and I’m thrilled that even my doctor was totally on-board with using this as harm reduction and a stop smoking aid.