I am 61 years old & smoked tobacco cigarettes for 40 years of my life. I tried the nicotine gum, nicotine patches & a pill (whose name I can’t recall). Nothing worked no matter how hard I tried. It wasn’t until I tried the electronic cigarette (or more appropriately called a personal vaporizer), that I was able to completely quit smoking tobacco. I have been tobacco-free for over 2 years now. My health has improved over the last two years. My family & friends are so happy that I’m off the tobacco. I’ve been using the vaporizer in stores, restaurants, airports, airplanes and all public places where smoking is prohibited for over two years. Nobody has ever complained. People have been curious and ask me about it and after I’ve explained what it is and that there are no health hazards to anyone, they’ve all been fine with it & most of them congratulate me. This business about banning the e-cig & taxing it as is done with tobacco is totally ridiculous. Doctors prescribe nicotine patches & pills, nicorette gum is widely sold and other nicotine products are widely available. They are designed to help smokers quit the tobacco habit. The e-cig is just another tool designed for the same purpose, with one exception. IT WORKS! I’ve successfully managed to get 3 of my friends and my son to switch to the e-cig and all have successfully done so. Thank you to the creators of this wonderful product. Irene Andrews Kailua-Kona, Hawaii August 2, 2013