Growing up my parents smoked. When I was 12 years old my parents left a pack of cigarettes unattended. Unfortunately I was curious and grabbed one. I smoked it in secret. None of my friends smoked but I wanted to try it and even though I couched my brains out I was hooked. As a teenager I smoked on an off. I decided to go to summer school in HS to graduate early. This is when I started smoking regularly with my new friends. I smoked for about 22 years. At the age of 33 I was faced with cancer and a heart attack. Finally at 34 I stopped smoking because I ended up in the hospital from severe chest pains every time I smoked a cigarette. I could not be around smokers because it would cause me pain. I stopped cold turkey but missed smoking every day. I wish I would have known about e-cigarettes. I know I would have used this great alternative to smoking. I know this item is so much better than cigarettes because it does not cause me pain. My husband can now Vape around me and it doesn