I was a 27 year smoker, having started when I was 17-years old. Over the years, I knew I should quit smoking and honestly wanted to quit but never had the willpower. When I did have some willpower, I tried different methods: Cold turkey, cinnamon sticks, Chantix, special tips that gradually added more air to the cigarette to dilute what I was inhaling, gradual stepping down of cigarettes. Sure, everything would work for a short amount of time (the longest was one month) but I would end up letting stress getting the best of me and I would buy a pack of cigarettes. As stated, the longest I was able to quit was one month. One day, while reading articles online, I stumbled across one that dealt with e-cigarettes. It was quite the interesting article and the reader comments that were added really piqued my interest. MANY people raved about how great e-cigarettes were and how they were able to quit because of them. I then read one comment that sounded exactly like I could’ve written it! Someone stated that they were a smoker for 27 years, enjoyed smoking, enjoyed the flavor and had no willpower to quit but thanks to the e-cigarettes, they did quit. That settled it. I’m buying an e-cig. I set out on the Internet and spent an exhaustive 8 hours or so doing research about brands, styles, nicotine levels, flavors, etc. I settled on one brand that kept ranking consistently high in the reviews. I ordered an e-cig starter kit and was ready to do it. Keep in mind, too, that at this time, I still had NO willpower to quit but was starting to build some. Since I was a pack-a-day smoker of RYO (Roll Your Own) cigarettes, I opted for the 12mg nicotine strength to start. The day came that I received my starter kit. I had my last cigarette on November 13, 2013 at 12:45pm and decided to start the e-cig. I stopped smoking that day and solely used the e-cig. The first few puffs, I could tell the nicotine was a little too strong because it made me a little light-headed and my stomach felt odd. When I first started to vape, I used it like a cigarette and took the same about of puffs. So, to alleviate the odd feelings, I just cut back on the puffs I took and I would only take a couple puffs when I felt the urge. For me, I had to break the psychological addiction, which was the most difficult. I would look at the clock and think, time for a smoke. When I started the e-cig, I erased that from my mind and in a few days, I stopped looking at the clock to see if it was smoke time. In the matter of two weeks, I stepped down to 6mg nicotine, which was the lowest strength. I noticed that when I stepped down, I started to vape more. Back to doing online research about this. I found that when stepping down, a person may vape more because the nicotine delivery into the body is different. Whew! That’s a relief! What I also noticed was that already I had more stamina and energy. My breathing became easier and I didn’t get winded so easily. I felt GREAT!!!! So, for the next month I stayed with 6mg nicotine but did set a goal of January 1, 2014 to go nicotine free. January 1, 2014 came and I held to my promise. Actually, I started going nicotine free a few days earlier and mixed my 0 nicotine cartomizers in with my 6mg nicotine cartomizers so I couldn’t tell what I was vaping. When I switched to being 100% nicotine free, I couldn’t tell the difference. No longer was my body addicted to nicotine. For the first time in my life, I was able to quit cigarettes without any edginess, nervousness, mood swings, uneasiness or angriness. I felt absolutely great and ALIVE!!!! Here it is now, May 20, 2014 and I still am still cigarette free. For more than SIX MONTHS. No other quit smoking cessation device ever worked this well for me. Never have I been able to quit smoking for so long. At this time, I do still vape 0 nicotine but I enjoy it for the flavor, as a person does with a fine scotch. When at work, no longer do I look at the clock to see if it’s smoke time. No more am I anxious to have a cigarette after I eat. No more am I anxious to have a cigarette if I get bored. I am absolutely 100% smoke free and feel 200% better!!! A lot of days at work now, I don’t even vape even thought I have my e-cig here with me. If I get stressed, I am now able to handle it far better and am not afraid about relapsing to cigarettes because it will NOT happen. For the first time in my life, since I was 17-years old, I am able to proudly state that I am smoke free and I do NOT want a cigarette. Yes, I do still get an urge here or there, but when that urge hits, I grab my e-cig and take a few puffs of 0 nicotine juice. It calms me right down and the urge passes. I know – for a FACT – that without the e-cig, I would be a smoker yet today. Thanks to the e-cig, I am now a non-smoker and do not use any nicotine. My main goal has been reached easily and by far, successfully. It is my next goal to quit vaping, but since I don’t use any nicotine, I am not in any hurry to do so. My vaping has cut down quite a bit since I started, so right there, to me, is a great improvement. An e-cig helped me to quit smoking cigarettes and has been the ONLY method to have worked for me. I owe MY LIFE to the e-cig.