41 years of smoking cigarettes had taken a serious toll on my health. Numerous attempts to quit had left me very discouraged. I thought the whole idea of electronic cigarettes was just plain silly, until a coworker showed me some of the newer options available. My initial goal was only to cut down smoking and fill in with electronic, but within a few weeks I realized that I had almost entirely eliminated cigarettes from my daily routine. Since June 2013 cigarettes have become a distant memory. Within a month of making the switch I noticed that I breath much easier. I no longer have the feeling of suffocating while trying to sleep and I generally feel better. My non-smoking friends have far fewer objections to the electronic option as compared to cigarettes. Although the electronic does produce a detectable smell most do not find it offensive or overpowering. The electronic/vapor option has lifted the quality of my life in more than just a small way. I can not imagine why anybody would not want to promote these as a better alternative to smoking.