I was a smoker for 12 years. I started trying to quit about 6 years ago using the gum, which does nothing for me. I was successful after using the patch a year and a half ago, but one day 3 months into it I tried a cigarette and was hooked again. Now, thanks to e-cigarettes, I have been smoke free for 3 months exactly. I have no plans on ever going back to traditional cigarettes, even if I for some reason don’t have the e-cigarette. Reason being that towards the end of smoking cigarettes, I was having a lot of trouble breathing. And I kept smoking. This was really concerning to me obviously, and then I found out about ecigs. I switched immediately. I took it easy at first, but now I’m able to use my e-cig normally and have complete control over my breathing. This has been an amazing transition. I am slowly weaning myself off of nicotine, and plan to go down to 0 mg at some point. It will be great to have these devices at hand, even when I quit completely, just in case I end up having a really rough time. Better than going for a traditional cigarette. Since I started, I have given ecigs to my sister and my best friend. My sister has quit traditional cigarettes completely, and my friend is getting there. It would be a huge disservice to the public to ban these devices, or do anything to suppress them or the makers of the liquids. But even this stuff is banned, it’s already done its job for me. And for that I will be forever grateful.