I SMOKED FOR 45 YEARS AND TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE WAY OF QUITTING. I WENT THROUGH PERIODS OF NOT SMOKING BUT ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE HABIT. KNOWING THAT IT WAS DOING GREAT HARM TO MY BODY DID NOT HELP ME QUIT AT ALL. THEN I BOUGHT MY FIRST E-CIG AND RECEIVED ON 12/26/2012. I HAVE NOT HAD A CIGARETTE SINCE. THATS 7 MONTHS AND DON’T WANT ONE. THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST CHOICE I HAVE EVER MADE. HOPEFULLY I CAN QUIT THIS NEXT. MY BREATHING HAS GREATLY IMPROVED AND MY BLOOD PRESSURE HAS DECREASED. THE SIDE EFFECTS OF MY DIABETES HAS GREATLY IMPROVED ALSO. THIS IS A NO BRAINER AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SMOKING CIGARETTES. ANY ONE WHO IS TRYING TO STOP THE SALE OF THESE ITEMS DON’T UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF NICOTENE AND CHEMICALS IN CIGARETTES. THIS ALSO STOPS THE EFFECTS ON SECOND HAND SMOKE FOR THOSE THAT DONT SMOKE. IN MY OPINION THESE PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO FORCE THEIR LIFESTYLES AND WISHES ON EVERYONE ELSE. THIS IS AMERICA (FREE COUNTRY) LET THEM DRINK THEMSELVES TO DEATH BUT LEAVE US VAPERS ALONE