Started smoking very young. Hung around with kids who thought it was cool, and got hooked. Quit the first time when I was 28 and trying to get pregnant. Didn’t want my unborn children to be subjected to a decision they had never made, that I knew would hurt them. The first time I quit, I went cold-turkey, and it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life! 25 years later, like an idiot, I started again! Taking a drag from a friend’s cigarette once in a while, and then started to buy packs. Made a pact with 3 of my friends that we were going to quit together by vaping. Heard it was a lot easier (and that you didn’t gain weight because you had something to do instead of eating and snacking, and believe me, women worry about those things!!) One of us started a year before the others, and she succeeded! Two of us quit together a year later, just totally switching to vapes. (It took a couple weeks to get over the psychological transition–just take a couple vape tokes when you feel you want a cigarette, and turn your mind to something else.) None of us gained weight, and we are sooooo happy we quit. We are still waiting for our 4th girlfriend to join the vapers. She’s working on it, and we believe she’ll come along soon. We started with disposable e-cigs, but now use pyrex glass tubes, buy our own e-juice and replace the organic cotton wicks when they taste burned. It’s been 4 years now for me, and I LOVE my vapes! Totally satisfying and no weight-gain, no smelly cigarette breath and clothing, and much more money in my pocket. Thank GOD for vapers and the support we give each other. Keep it up and don’t let the big corporate laws and scary tactics they use get in your way. They lie! PS: I allow myself one cigarette a year on Easter, and lately, I don’t want it. My mouth tastes like an ashtray afterwards. Besides, I NEVER feel like I want one because whenever anyone goes for a smoke-break, I just take my vapes (I keep 4 or 5 with me, all loaded with my favorite flavors) and enjoy the conversation with them!