I am a 34 year old non-smoker. I never thought I would ever say, type or write that sentence, but now I can and do. I smoked for 21 of those 34 years, going from a few analog cigarettes whenever I could sneak them from my parents at age ten to buying my own packs as a teenager and an adult. I love to smoke. I love the idea of it and seeing it come out of my mouth. Did I mention that I love to smoke? I do. I never intended to quit, but my lungs simply couldn’t handle it any longer and at the age of 32 I made a trip to the emergency room because I could not breathe and was in so much pain from constant choking and coughing. Sitting there taking a very expensive breathing treatment, I made a decision to breathe. I didn’t know how I was going to accomplish it, I just knew I had to. I had tried a few times before, using the patch, gum and lozenges with no success. While I was waiting to be released, I was looking through social media on my mobile device and saw that a friend and family member was celebrating three years being a non-smoker and she had been a chain-smoker the last time I saw her. Three years! I couldn’t believe it! Then I read that she had accomplished this by joining the vaping community, so I asked her to tell me about it. I had heard some really lousy things about what was available from the mainstream store chains and wasn’t looking forward to paying the high prices they wanted for the products either. She taught me the basics and showed me how to use a vape. I thought it was cool but never really intended to stop smoking, just wanted to check it out. Two days later I smoked my last cigarette, deciding the vape tasted much better and I didn’t really want the analog cigarette any longer. After a week I tried to smoke an analog cigarette, I felt like I was dying. I could only take five drags and had to put it out. I have been analog-free since that day. I have since stepped my nicotine level down to 4mg or 6mg. I love my success story! I no longer have trouble breathing like I did, I feel better physically, I smell much better and it has been 17 months since I quit smoking. I am proud to say I am a non-smoker and vaping (electronic cigarettes) helped me to be one!