I am 56 years old. I was raised in North Carolina, a state where the tobacco industry has been very important. Smoking was commonplace and accepted, and I began smoking cigarettes in the 10th grade at 16 years old. Except for one six-month period in my late twenties, I smoked about a pack a day for nearly forty years. Over the years I tried many times to quit but, other than the one six month period, was never successful. In January of 2013, about ten months ago, I ran out of cigarettes and purchased an Njoy King electronic cigarette, mostly on a whim. But I also hoped in the back of my mind that it would be an effective and less dangerous alternative to this terrible habit I had for years, a habit I knew was killing me. I was shocked at the satisfaction the Njoy King provided. It is now mid-October 2013, and I haven’t smoked a real cigarette since the day I purchased that first e-cig, and I am thrilled! I can breathe better, my sense of smell and taste have returned, my clothes, car, and house don’t stink, and after forty years, my sense of guilt about smoking cigarettes is finally gone. I don’t think I ever would have quit smoking without this electronic alternative. I am very grateful for them, and only wish they would have been available years ago as an alternative to smoking real cigarettes.