I am 30 years old and I have smoked cigarettes for more than 10 years. It was not until this year that I really noticed the adverse effects of smoking. I found myself out of breath from slightly exerting activity such as running up a flight of stairs. I was also noticing an increase in my blood pressure. I have always been around 120/80, however in January of this year I was at around 140/90. At the time I thought it was a onetime thing and figured I just had too much coffee that morning, however, it stayed consistent for the following months. I had tried to quit several times in the past, but decided I really needed to quit smoking this time. I went out and spent a tremendous amount of money on nicotine gum and patches that did not work at all. I still have about $150 of gum and patches sitting in my medicine cabinet. Then one day I was standing in line at Wal-Mart to get a pack of cigarettes and saw a Mistic e-cig starter kit. I figured why not, it was only the price of two packs of cigarettes, which is a small fraction of the price I paid for the patches and gum. The e-cig worked okay, and I significantly reduced the amount of cigarettes I was smoking immediately. The problem I had with the Mistic cig-alike was that it had an incredibly short battery life and I found myself smoking while waiting for the battery to charge. On top of this, the cartridges were very expensive and did not last nearly as long as advertised. At this point I did some research and found a lot more than I expected; a whole world of technology dedicated to vaping and a community of former smokers who have replaced really harmful smoke with less harmful vapor. After being bombarded with information and a hand full of terms I did not understand, I ended up locating a small vapor shop in my area and went in to see what other options were available. It was a great little store with a very knowledgeable staff called Potomac Vapor. One of the employees working at the shop went over the capabilities of the different types of the delivery systems they sold. I decided on a DNA 30 clone because of the safety features, the variable wattage capabilities, and the option to use the device while it is charging. The employee actually told me I should take a day and think about it, but I was excited and got it right then and there with a kanger protank and some e-juice. I have not smoked a single cigarette since the day before I stepped into that store and I have not looked back since. I am going on two months of being smoke free now and I really do not feel the sensation to light up anymore. I am breathing much better, I feel much better and my blood pressure is almost back to normal. On top of this, I have slowly decreased the amount of nicotine content in my e-juice from 1.8%, which is where I started, coming off of smoking a pack a day, to 0.6%. I am a chemist and very experienced with creating concentrations of chemicals. I plan to start creating my own strengths of e-juice by using nicotine free e-juice and 0.6% e-juice, allowing me to continue to decrease the amount of nicotine I consume. On a smaller note, I have also derived a hobby from vaping. I have a minor in physics and have found building my own coils to certain specifications to be a fun use of my spare time. I want to end this testimonial with two small pieces of advice to anyone trying to transition to vaping from smoking. When I was using the Mistic e-cig, which is shaped like a regular cigarette, I would have the sensation to smoke frequently. You know, that little voice that tells you to grip a cigarette between your middle and pointer finger and light it. After moving to the DNA 30, which is literally a box and cannot fit between your fingers like a cigarette, that urge dissipated. Initially I did not want to move to any of the larger devices I saw for sale online or in YouTube videos; I thought they would be a pain to carry around. Turns out most of these devices fit in your pocket just like a pack of cigarettes, so don’t be afraid of the larger delivery devices, they tend to break the association of getting nicotine and holding a cigarette between your fingers. One other mistake I made at the beginning of my transition to vaping was focusing on e-juices that try to mimic the taste of tobacco. None of them are going to taste exactly like tobacco. In a way this is good because after about two weeks of strictly vaping you will actually be able to smell tobacco smoke and you probably won’t like it. It is important to find flavors that fit with your life. For instance, I drink coffee a lot and I usually would smoke with every cup I had. So, it was important for me to find e-juices that went well with coffee. This will be a learning experience. I bought three bottles of e-juice before I really figured out what type of flavors I wanted to bring with me for what I was going to be doing. The first time I went out with friends after moving over to vaping, I brought this potent raspberry e-juice with me, which is great on its own, but was really horrible with a bourbon stout. It might have been good with a fruity mixed drink, but I normally don