I started smoking when I was 15 years old, once I hit 30 I started to consider quitting and continued to consider it for the next five years. Shortly after my 35th birthday I decided I needed to quit, for myself and my family. I tried gum, patches, diet changes, routine changes, and cold turkey, nothing worked. I saw an ad online for e-cigs a few years ago and ordered a kit. It worked for awhile but it didn’t help much so I gave up on it. About 6 months ago I got into vaping, more control with flavors, nicotine levels, ect. I am now smoke free for the first time in 23 years. I have embraced the vaping community and now am making my own liquids. My health is improving, I haven’t been sick at all in four months,where I used to get ill every couple of months. I have more energy to spend on my kids now, and mentaly I am free of the burden of worry that came with smoking. Harsh regulations on e-cigs and the like can do no good whatsoever, it will only hurt those of us that have proven that it is an effective tool to quit smoking. It is not the answer-all to quitting smoking for everyone, but to many it is. I started with 18mg and have tapered down to 12 so far. Eventually I want to get to zero.