Smoked for 23 years a two pack a day habit for me and my wife (yes that is 4+ packs every day) We have a 15 year old son who suffers from asthma so as you can imagine us smoking was bad for not only us but him to. We tried to quit smoking since he was born (which should have been easy for my wife since she quit throughout the pregnancy) but since I still smoked she picked the habit back up quickly and easily. first we tried patch’s and gum but found that we still wanted/needed a smoke even while wearing a patch or chewing that nasty gum. We tried that approach three time unsuccessfully all we were able to do with the patch’s and or gum was cut back smoking a little which is why we tried this more than once. I tried the wellbutrin, it made me sick and depressed which I had never felt real depression before taking those pills. Chantix proved to be the same experience for me. We tried the blu-cigs when they were first released in USA. 2006-2007 but found they were awful and did not work worth a darn. Then Christmas 2012 a family member bought us the blu-cigs again and at first we had no interest in trying them at all but then I had found they had been improved upon since our last experience with them so gave it a shot. They still weren’t great but they were better and we had cut down smoking a little with them. Then one day my wife was in a smoke shop and noticed the clerk using what we now know was a ego style battery with a ce4 type clearomizer she was very interested and the clerk let her try his. One puff on that little miracle and she knew, hey this could work. She bought one blister pack with a 650mah ego and ce5 clearomizer for 45$ and several flavors of 18mg e-juice at 6$ per 10 ml bottle(which he said was equal to a carton<-lie) She brought it home let me try it and we immediately went back the next day to buy me one and some flavors I thought I would like. That was Jan 15 2013 and we have been smoke free since that date. On that same day we had found a vape shop in the area and stepped the nicotine level up to 30MG and did not need or want a cig at that nic level. We have since steped down to 24MG nic. We have since moved on to vamo's, mechanical mods, and hybrids with everything from vivi-nova and pro-tanks to cartomizer tanks, and rebuild-able atomizers. I now hate the taste of cigarettes. My sons health has improved dramatically has well has me and my wife's. Everyone in the family is happy with the switch, my family doctor as well. My taste buds are amazing now, I can breath better, Don't wake up coughing in the morning, and don't get tiered as easily. The only real negatives I have is dry mouth and throat and if I vape laying down I occasionally feel like a small tickle in my throat like I had inhaled water(which I guess I am kind of) What I am really thrilled about is my son, he is using his inhaler less and dose not get sick as often has he did when we did smoke so I am really happy to have found vapeing.