I am one of the few out there that actually enjoys smoking to this day. Since I started smoking at the age of 14, I estimate I have smoked in excess of 328,500 cigarettes. I remember when a pack cost about 45 cents. Prior methods I used to quit were unsuccessful, I think, because I was trying to quit for the wrong reasons. Even though it has become taboo, I still enjoyed the habit. I started the e-cig back in April 2013 and it has been a godsend! I am able to satisfy the twofold habit: the physical addiction to nicotine and the psychological addiction of hand-to-mouth. I learned this during the American Lung Association smoking cessation program years ago the addiction is two-fold. I have also been hypnotized, tried cold turkey, gum, and other cessation programs offered, to no avail. Aside of the health risks involved in smoking, it also affects the area around you. I smoked in my home and my car for years. Fabrics absorb the smell. Tar/Nicotine is like a glue for dust to cling to. I used to wash my walls because they were so yellow-brown and dusty. Canvas artwork also discolored because of the nicotine. Windows and mirrors would streak and I’d have to wash them twice. Car washes charge in excess of $120 just to remove the smoke odor from the interiors. You just can’t cover that up with an air freshener. I have to credit the good influence of my boyfriend and Smokeless Smoking Company for their products and assistance they provide. As a result, I am tobacco-free, I smell better, my skin and nails are no longer yellow and I no longer offend those around me. I did have cause to smoke a regular cigarette at one point recently and it actually burned all the way down. It wasn’t pleasant, to say the least. I am in the process of rebuilding my lung power while I can still enjoy the act of smoking. I can’t thank my boyfriend enough for researching the product as a whole and introducing me to this new way of life with Smokeless Smoking. I am a fierce advocate for vaping and I am dismayed at the knee-jerk reactions of so-called experts and legislators who want to immediately outlaw something that is so beneficial to us. Smoking has become taboo in this society. That is the mindset now. Ok, fine. So they want to do the same thing to a device that provides great assistance to smokers trying to reduce or quit? I just don’t understand that. I am watching the news trends to follow the progress on the advocacy of vaping and the devices that allow we smokers to evolve our bad habits into something more acceptable and possibly eliminate the need altogether. For me, I’m enjoying my habit as I always have, just in a more pleasant manner.