Ah, where to begin. I started my tobacco addiction at a very young age. First it was chewing tobacco and within a few months I switched to smoking. At the time, I was only fourteen years old. I would smoke a few cigarettes here and there over a years time. I quickly moved into a pack-a-day habit by the time I was fifteen and the rest was history. At 21 I noticed that my allergies had increased significantly and had a nagging cough that would never seem to go away. I started to worry about my health so I tried the nicotine patches to no avail. I smoked for a few more months and decided to give chantix(horrible drug) a try. Needless to say none of these methods helped. Then I was introduced to electronic cigarettes. I’m proud to say I have been smoke free for a year and a half since using e-cigs. Over this time, I have reduced the nicotine level of my e-juice from 24 mg/ml to 12mg/ml. My health has never been better. I can climb stairs without getting winded and even run without feeling like having a heart attack. I have heavily used e-cig for a year and a half and have noticed no negative impacts to my health. Overall, it would be a sad day if the FDA decides to enact restrictive regulation on e-cig. It seems that the only thing that helped me quit smoking has been demonized. I’m worried that heavy restriction on e-cig users may lead me back to analogs. Anyhow, my quality of life has increased ten-fold since beginning down the wonderful path of e-cigs.