I smoked cigarettes for about 15 years. I tried to quit several times. Usually the novelty wore off. I tried nicotine patches for some time, but every time I got off of them I went back to smoking. I actually wore nicotine patches for over a year, and afterward eventually I did go back to smoking. I first saw an electronic cigarette about 3 years ago; a buddy of mine had one. I asked to try it and I immediately felt like I would never need to smoke again! I bought one right away and tried a cigarette a few days later, it was disgusting to me; I threw it out the window. I do still use my ecig, but I feel better overall and can breathe much better, my house doesn’t stink like smoke and neither does my car.