I will be turning 44 in less than a week. I started smoking socially when I was 16 and was a full time smoker by 17. I had quit during my pregnancy 15 years ago. The first thing I asked for when my child was born was a pack of cigarettes. As I got older and the demands of work increased, I found that I was wasting close to an hour a day walking several 100 yards to the designated smoking area (so I skipped my lunch hour to make up for this). As smoking became more of a stigma and smokers were being shunned our approved areas became further away. I found that my productivity at work was decreasing. Most of my life I have been healthy, the occasional cold here and there. Last year I had a sever case of pneumonia and was dependent upon an inhaler after my recovery. My blood pressure became uncontrollable for about 6 months until a proper medication / dosage combination could be found. I was then diagnosed with a condition where my blood vessels would spasm restricting circulation to my hands and fingers. Due to all 3 of these health concerns it was time to stop smoking. At the time of my decision I was not familiar with e cigarettes and chose to take Chantix. Although it worked great and my insurance covered 100% of the cost, they only covered it for 90 days. With in 48 hours of being off the Chantix the desire to smoke was overwhelming and unbearable. I had also noticed that many of this things I did were tied to smoking. Driving seem impossible, music sounded terrible, and talking on the phone just wasn’t fun anymore. A friend recommended e cigarettes. I tried them and fell in love immediately. I am also fortunate that my employer allows me to smoke in the department as I have my own office and it is not terribly obvious since I can take a hit here an there to satisfy any urges (especially running between meetings where time is limited to just a few minutes). My productivity at work as drastically improved, I am also able to focus more as I am no longer obsessed with thinking about the next opportunity to squeeze in a smoke. I have not used my inhaler since starting and my blood pressure is coming under control, and I have not had any vascular spasms in my extremities. I use an KangerTech EVOD with 6mg of nicotine. As a side note I didn’t smoke regular cigarettes in my house to protect the health of my child. I live in Las Vegas Nevada, where summer highs reach triple digits, making going outside almost unbearable. Now that I have switched to e cigarettes I feel comfortable using them in the house and no one feels threatened by the second hand smoke or smell. I do intend to continue to step down and hopefully reach 0 nicotine. Besides the health benefits the next best thing is the near infinite variety of flavors. I have finally found the ultimate solution where I can continue to smoke for all the reasons I love, without compromising health and work.