I’m 51 and had smoked cigarettes for 39 years. I quit smoking in 2010 using an electronic cigarette. I was 1.5 pack a day Kool smoker, full strength menthol smoker. I’ve tried patches, gum, drugs, acupuncture, hypnosis and several of them combined, nothing worked for more than a week or two before I started smoking again. Iƒ??m not naive enough to think that e-cigs are good for my healthy but the reality of my situation is without them I would be smoking 1.5 packs a day of cigarettes and everyone can agree that is much, much worse for my long term health. Plus for me I now have: ƒ?› More energy and stamina. ƒ?› I can go hiking with the kids without feeling that I will die before I get to the top of the hill. ƒ?› I can smell stuff again ƒ?› I can taste stuff again ƒ?› I donƒ??t stink ƒ?› My car does not stink ƒ?› Iƒ??m a much happier more relaxed person Don’t take away this alternative nicotine delivery system. Without it I will not quit but would instead start smoking again and my quality of life will drop.