I smoked cigarettes for 15 years, ranging from 1/2 pack a day to 2 packs a day. Over the years I had tried many ways to quit smoking including cold turkey, Chantix, Welbutrin, and Camel Orbs. Towards the end of my smoking I was suffering from constant coughing and bi-yearly colds that would require treatment and linger for weeks. In the summer of 2012 I began looking for a way to finally quit smoking. In July of that year I visited a local e-cig shop to investigate my options. I left that store with an eGo battery kit and 30ml of 18mg ejuice. At that point I still had a partial pack of cigarettes. I ended up alternating using the e-cig and analog cigarettes until the pack was empty. I discovered that I did not suffer from the withdrawal symptoms that had plagued my prior attempts. Over the next months I began to go through the changes noted in published stop smoking documentation. These included increased taste, lung clearing, and increased lung capacity. This previous winter was the first year in the last 5 that I have not needed to seek treatment for a serious cold or upper respiratory infection.