Hello, My name is Joshua, I smoked from the age of 14-28. There is no rhyme or reason to why I started smoking other then I was board. I’ve tried to quit on and off for several years. I’ve tried cold turkey, the gum, the lozenges, the patches, original cig-a-likes, and Chantix with no success. All of these with the exception of Chantix and the patches, would leave my throat burning. I ran out of places to stick the patches, and Chantix only curbed the chemical addiction, doing nothing for the oral fixation. This last December, I took a business trip down to California, and was introduced to PV’s (personal vaporizers i.e. modern e-cigs). These PV’s finally gave me hope. I was able to receive nicotine in a way that didn’t burn my throat and curb the oral fixation. Since discovering PV’s I have been able to successfully quit smoking. As of 5/8/2014 the little app on my phone says, I’ve saved +$1348.50 by not buying cigarettes and have spent -$1875.00 on vaping supplies, so I’m -$526.50 in the hole, but I pay it gladly, as the app also says I have not smoked 4495 cigarettes. It has been more then trading one addiction for another. I traded one hobby for another. From cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cigars, and hookahs, to PV’s with rebuildable tanks and dripping atomizers. Since changing from traditional tobacco, to personal vaporizers, I no longer smell like an ashtray, I get told my new car that I have had for months still smells new, and I feel better both physically and mentally. Thank you for listening to my story. -Joshua Denys from the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa.