I smoked cigarettes for over 40 years and as a result of that abuse I recently received three stents in my heart artery and have chronic bronchitis. I once promised myself that I would quit when my daughter was born, but that never came about. Over the pased few years I have passed 10 years or so, I have tried to quit smoking and used several different methods, but none were successful in keeping me away from smoking. I even used Nicotine gum to see if that would help quit for good, however, the longest I have ever quit was only 5 days and that was after just receiving the three stents in my heart! And then along came e-cigarettes and changed my life completely! I bought my first beginners kit in Oct. of 2011, but didn’t start using it till January 2012. I liked the fact that I was able to control the amount of nicotine I was receiving and could adjust to fit my habit and also the fact that I could choose from a wide variety of flavors and not get stuck with having to vape only tobacco flavors. My first love of e-juice flavors was Green Apple! The only problem with the cig-a-like e-cigarette I used was that it was too small and didn’t satisfy me the way cigarettes did. Either the juice in the cartridges would runout or the battery would go dead to quickly and cravings would take over long before the batteries Charged, so I stopped. When I finally purchased the proper gear and found an excellent e-juice vender I was finally satisfied that I would be able to switch over to vaping only mode. I set a quit date of my birthday 53rd, 3012, so I started vaping full time and reduced my cigarette consumption by half. By the time the end of the month came, I had to force myself to keep smoking up to the deadline. It’s been 10 months and 3 days since I ended that nasty habit of smoking! I have nave been off smoking for this long! The transition from smoking to vaping was so smooth it hardly feels like I quit at all. The alternative method may still feed the habit of smoking, however, I feel certain that it is a much cleaner and healthier method of smoking cessation. I began vaping using 18mg – 24mg/ml nicotine e-juices and have cut down to 6mg/ml over that 10 month period. I haven’t decided whether I will continue to cut down to zero nicotine or not. All I know is that I am satisfied with the results so far. I feel very proud to say that e-cigs have kept me away from smoking like no other method I tired before and I will recommend them to others who truly want a way to finally kick the habit! I’m planning to put together a beginners kit complete with e-juice the proper devices for my sister and friends who have tried and failed using other methods. With the proper gear and a selection of good e-juice the transition is so smooth one hardly notices the difference. I honestly believe that without e-cigs I would still be smoking today! I love the control I have of gradually reducing my dependence on nicotine at a pace that is comfortable to me. Chris Pfrang