I smoked very heavily for 37 years – RYO (rolled my own) and 50-60 smokes per day. On a nicotine-addiction scale scale of 1-10 I was maybe an 11. The first time I attempted to quit was in 1986. I made it 10 months on willpower, but then started again. Between then and April 2012, I tried countless times to quit. Have no clue how many times; quits lasted from less than one day to a couple of months. I tried real-life support groups (twice), online support/forums, gum and patches MANY times, Allen Carr’s method, hypnosis once, acupuncture, and many many times on willpower alone. Every time I got fat, clinically depressed, tense, forgetful, cranky, rageful even…employees would beg me to just start smoking again because I was so awful to be around without nicotine. Nothing worked. In March 2012, a few people I knew were using e-cigarettes and cutting down or quitting. I tried cheap disposables a few times and you know what, they weren’t bad…I could go several hours before starting to get real cravings. Cool! Then I went online and discovered much better (and cheaper) e-cig equipment and truly good juices. I got hooked! I don’t even know the last time I smoked a cigarette, maybe April or May 2012? Once I had a stash of powerful e-cigs and juices I really enjoyed, I just lost interest in smoking. I’d go hours, a whole day, several days and didn’t even notice that I hadn’t had a cigarette. Unreal. With little effort, I was no longer smoking, something I had tried so many times to do, something that caused me truly deep misery…yes I am still addicted to nicotine but I am not SMOKING it. Ask any doctor or cardiologist who has a clue, they will tell you vaping is harm reduction of huge magnitude compared to smoking. I have not gained an ounce; my appetite and metabolism are the same. I no longer hack up a lung every morning and my voice sounds better (I am told.) I take deep breaths without feeling tightness or pain. I no longer smell like a smoker and nor do my vehicles or my house. My non-smoking friends and business associates are proud of me. (Hey, I’m proud of me too!) My complexion has improved very noticeably. And I can satisfy my nicotine urges without bothering anyone in movies, concerts, at work, in restaurants without having uncomfortable cravings or running outside for a smoke. I am more productive at work since I no longer take smoke breaks. I can honestly say I’m a non-smoker. And finally…it is so much cheaper when you find good suppliers! I cannot say enough good things about vaping as a reasonable alternative to smoking for nicotine addicts. I am happy to share my experience and resources with anyone who asks and I have converted several people to vaping. It has been, simply, a miracle for me; I’d still be smoking otherwise. I am saddened that there is still so much misinformation and nervousness about electronic cigarettes. I hope they continue to grow in popularity and businesses and government entities retain some common sense and allow vaping. Thank you.