I smoked for 16 years, mostly menthol variety cigarettes. I smoked an average of a pack a day, sometimes a little more depending on situations and work environment. My addiction was such that I experienced an odd sense of fear when confronted with the concept of quitting. I knew it was a very bad thing, but psychologically, I was unable to separate my habit from my daily routine. I had tried cold turkey, zyban, nicotine inhalers, and nicotine gum, without any measure of success I switched from regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes overnight. I did not dual use at all once I quit. I switched at the urging of my mother, who had recently lost her brother due to lung cancer. He passed away a little over a month after he was diagnosed. I stopped using tobacco cigarettes on November 26th 2013 and have not had the desire or urge to smoke regular cigarettes since the first week, and those urges were not significantly strong, or as tempting as previous attempts to quit with other methods or cold turkey. I was able to defeat them by using the electronic cigarette. Urges were gone, and I felt better for doing it. Since switching, I used cig-a-like electronic cigarettes for approximately two months before switching to a personal vaporizer and e-liquids, primarily for the increased variety of flavors, vapor production, and economy. I have been using personal vaporizers since. I initially started with 24 Mg strength nicotine (often equated to full flavor cigarettes), but have switched to 12 Mg strength. I do plan to reduce the strength further, eventually to zero nicotine. At that time I may also decide to stop vaping. Since quitting tobacco cigarettes, I experience many of the same things as other testimonials I have read: better lung capacity, easier breathing, zero chronic cough, better sense of smell, among other things. Cigarette smoke odor is now nearly unbearable to me. The concept that I would ever switch back to regular cigarettes, even if electronic cigarettes or vaping supplies were made unavailable, is inconceivable. One other side-effect I feel is not often mentioned, at least specifically, is that I am no longer worrying about the fact that I was smoking. This may seem like a relatively minor positive, but it has been said that the stress generated from worry can be extremely harmful to your health. I no longer have that concern. I strongly believe that without electronic cigarettes, I would definitely still be smoking tobacco cigarettes.