Electronic cigarettes have saved my life. And I’m not exaggerating. If I kept smoking at the rate I was going, I know I would have ended up with lung cancer, COPD, or who knows what else. I started smoking at the age of 17. It began with a few cigarettes here and there and eventually before I knew it I was 29 years old and smoking over a pack a day. Over the years, I’ve tried everything I can think of to quit. I’ve done the gum. I’ve tried the losenges. I even went so far as to get hypnotised. Did any of that work? No. So I tried the prescription medicine Chantix. Yes, that worked for a little bit, but made me crazy and I always went back to smoking. I’ve tried those disposable electronic cigarettes but they didn’t seem to work either. One day, I said to myself, Let me try one of those fancy electronic cigarettes where you add your own juice… It can’t hurt. I told myself that I would alternate between a real cigarette and the electronic for a few days to see how it would work. I was very skeptical. A week later I wasn’t smoking ANY cigarettes and was using soley the electronic version. I was amazed! Weeks passed, I didn’t smoke. Months passed, I didn’t smoke. Then in November of 2013, I hit my 1 year mark. I can’t believe I did it! I can breathe better. I don’t stink. My taste and smell is back! I don’t get bronchitis every other month anymore… it’s amazing! This is exactly what I needed in order to stop smoking. And I’ve gotten several of my friends to quit this way too. This is so much healthier and I’m slowly decreasing my nicotine level to where soon, I won’t need the electronic cigarette either. E-cigarettes work. They are safe. And they are making peoples lives heather and giving them a new chance at living the full life they were destined to live. I am so grateful for finding this option and am excited to see how many people continue to become smoke free because of this. I’m alive again!