I was a two pack a day smoker before I started using the nicotine patch to try and quit smoking. It raised my blood pressure so much I had to stop using the patches and switched to the nicotine lozenges. After a couple months, and several expensive trips to the dentist from tooth decay from the lozenges, I was so frustrated I picked up smoking again. Both my parents died in their mid-fifties from cigarette-induced lung cancer. I heard about electronic cigarettes from my local tobacco store, and decided to give it a shot. Three years later, I’m still cigarette free and will continue vaping for the foreseeable future.