I want to start by saying I will be forever grateful for e-cigarettes. I am only 23, but started smoking at 15. I was so hooked that I couldn’t even push myself to quit while I was pregnant with my daughter. Talk about shame. When she was 11 months old I began vaping, and have not touched a cigarette since. That was 9 months ago in November 2013. I started by using 24mg nicotine and am now down to 6-12mg. I have also lost nearly 40 pounds. I give some credit to e-cigs because I can now run, do intense exercise and walk all day long without feeling like my chest is going to collapse. I gave my daughter a better environment, now, with two non-smoking, vaping parents. We are all healthier and now I have a much better shot of being able to do physical activities with my daughter, see my grandchildren someday and maybe even great grandchildren. Vaping saved me from two things I never thought I could escape: being overweight and smoking analog cigarettes.