I was a pack a day smoker for 23 years. I have tried quitting several times using various NRTs with little success. Every time I quit there was always cravings that I had to resist even after a year of not smoking which eventually causes a relapse. A friend of mine (who still smoked at this time and eventually quit with vaping) told me that his mother had recently quit smoking by using an electronic cigarette. Instead of buying my next pack of cigarettes I purchased an electronic cigarette and that was the day I smoked my last cigarette almost 10 years ago. Now that my body knows that I can satisfy my habit with vaping I no longer crave cigarettes. I now find them as disgusting as they truly are. I do feel that vaping is a senseless habit but at least I have a much lower chance of dying an early death like 3 of my 4 grandparents did and having a better quality of life than my mother is having at this time of her life. I don’t feel that I have to explain the health benefits of vaping compared to smoking. The science proven facts are out there. The truth is that vaping is a godsend for smokers that are unable to quit. Organizations that are destroying the vaping industry for their own gains should be held partially responsible for every smoking related death from this day forth.