I smoked for approximately 38 years and found that a friend of mine had quit smoking and took up vaping. I’m a divorced father and also found that my daughter did not like coming to my house because of the lingering smell of tobacco smoke. I did tons of research and determined that electronic cigarettes was a viable and far more healthy alternative to smoking. Since I did my research I started on a small box mod and a small tank rather than the cigalike e cigs that many start on. Within one month I had grown out of the starter area and upgraded to a 50 watt variable mod, rebuildable atomizers and sub-ohm tanks. I started a 12mg nic and before one 15ml bottle was gone I switched to 6mg and now, at 4 months smoke free, I’m down to 3mg nicotine. I think what kept me off cigarettes and on vaping was the fact that my senses were being satisfied. I had tried the patch and pills but got no satisfaction out of those methods. I’m not a gum chewer so I knew that wouldn’t do the trick either. The fact that I can stick a device in my mouth, fill my lungs with nicotine vapor and exhale something that looks like smoke is key. Habits are had to break and only a full satisfying warm vape from a device that is similar to smoking ticked all of the boxes. I satisfied the hand to mouth thing, could inhale and exhale something that feels similar to smoke and the craving for the nicotine that I had become addicted to. I’m happy to say that I really have no cravings for lighting up a cigarette and have to credit my friend and vaping for getting me off of the combustible form of nicotine addiction. Now vaping has become a fun hobby and I enjoy device and juice reviews to keep me up to date on the latest devices and flavors. I suppose you could say that I’ve gone into the hobby phase of vaping while still staying off of cigarettes. I’m very happy I made the change, I feel better, breathe better and my daughter doesn’t mind coming to my house now that the awful smell of tobacco is now gone. I, honestly, think I would still be smoking if not for electronic cigarettes / vaping.