I have been using electronic cigarettes for about 3 and a half years, but I have been smoking since I was 13, which makes me a smoker of 24 years, a heavy one at that. I used to smoke at an average of 2 packs a day. I’ve tried quitting cold turkey several times and failed miserably only to find out that every time I failed I noticed I smoked even more, which led to the average 2 packs a day. One day while surfing the web, I ran into electronic cigarettes. I’ve heard about it but just didn’t pay any attention to it thinking it won’t work at all. I then thought that maybe I should just try it as a last resort, and boy am I glad I did! I’ve cut down smoking by more than half on the first day. Fast forward to the present, I am smoke free and very happy about it, as well as my family, especially the children, are very happy I quit indeed. Before I had my last cigarette, I ran a 5k and couldn’t even run for more than 5 minutes. 3 years after I ran another 5k and to my surprise, I was able to run the whole 5k without walking!! I could breathe better, my sense of smell is better, and most importantly I don’t have that smokers cough anymore. In my personal opinion, the e-cig works better than any alternative out there, without the side effects of some of the well known alternatives.