I was a pack a day smoker for 35 years. I started smoking when I was teenager and always said I would never quit smoking. I did however try the patch and Chantix unsuccessfully. The patch caused me to breakout and Chantix was the most horrible experience I have ever had. In January of this year my husband and I decided we had to do something for our heath. I was coughing all the time, using Spiriva and starting to be short of breath. It was really starting to affect me life in a very negative way. I was scared but at the same time I truly loved smoking. Over the Christmas holidays my daughter was home for a visit and broke down crying saying that she did not know what she would do without me and having already lost her dad several years ago meant she would not have any parents. It broke my heart so much that I decided to give the e-cigarettes a try. I fully expected to fail. My first week I think I did have 5 cigarettes but none since and it has been 5 months now and I do not desire to ever have another cigarette again. The e-cigarette has changed my life;NO IT HAS SAVED MY LIFE. I no longer cough; I can breathe and have stopped taking Spiriva completely. I was always told that smoking deprives your body of oxygen in so many ways but the change has been remarkable. My teeth are white again and staying that way, my skin is clear and bright again and I have gone back to being in able to work out 3 days a week and feel wonderful again!! I am slowly reducing the amount of nicotine in my liquid and on my way to being totally nicotine free.