I was a two pack a day cigarette smoker for over 40 years. Whatever feeble attempts I made to quit were resounding failures. I have to confess that I enjoyed smoking. I really did not want to quit. Finally, however, the constant bombardment of doctors, family and friends urging me to quit smoking became too much. The problem was that I had to agree with the many reasons I was given to quit. I knew that every time I inhaled on a cigarette, I was ingesting up to 4,000 different chemical by-products of tobacco combustion, including at least 50 known carcinogens. A friend was trying electronic cigarettes. I was immediately taken by the idea. This device looked like a cigarette, produced smoke like a cigarette and I later learned that it gave just the right amount of nicotine like a cigarette. I also learned that the basic formula of the liquid used to produce the vapor consisted of only three ingredients… vegetable glycerin, flavor extracts and a bit of nicotine. What thinking person could compare what you were getting with an e-cigarette versus what you get with a lit tobacco cigarette and not come to the inescapable conclusion that the e-cigarettes were by far the better choice? After a couple of false starts with inferior products purchased a local gas stations and convenience stores, I finally found an e-cigarette that really worked. In one day, I went from that two pack a day tobacco smoker to exclusively using electronic cigarettes without any discomfort or cravings. I have been using electronic cigarettes exclusively for almost three years. My family and doctors are unanimously happy with my decision. Not only that, I find that I can use my e-cigarette in many places that prohibit smoking. With a little discretion I have rarely, if ever, been challenged while vaping. For me, switching to e-cigarettes was a life changing experience.