WILLIAM QUIT SMOKING WITH ECIGS. William is 60 years-old, and lives in Pinellas Park, Florida. William quit smoking with ECigs. William began smoking at the young age of nine. By the time he was 13 years-old, he was a pack a day smoker. By the time he reached his sixtieth birthday, he had had a heart attack. During his youth, William spent some time in a juvenile detention facility. It was then that he realized how addictive smoking was. Deprived of his cigarettes while he was in detention, he experienced withdrawal symptoms so intense his wardens thought he was coming off an illegal substance. Growing up in Pinellas County, William had always been athletic. He set records in track during his high school years. He was a weightlifter. After his recent heart attack, Williamƒ??s doctor told him to get off cigarettes. ƒ??He told me I would be dead in ten years if I didnƒ??t stop smoking.ƒ? William tried the nicotine patch, but he found it to be too expensive. Then two years ago, William tried electronic cigarettes, and he hasnƒ??t looked back since. Williamƒ??s doctor found that Williamƒ??s lung function has improved ƒ??100%ƒ?. William has better energy. His wife is an ex-smoker, so she is very happy with the fact that William is not a smoker anymore. Now that he is using e-cigs, William said that he will never, ever go back to regular cigarettes. As William pointed out, regular cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals. Many of these chemicals are toxic or carcinogenic. ƒ??I can smell it a mile away if someone has smoked a cigarette.ƒ? Many people who switch to e-cigs report the same sensitivity to the smell of cigarettes.