I started smoking at 18, mainly to be cool and impress a girl (big surprise right). By 20 I tried to quit, I had a hard time so I started dipping. I successfully got off cigarettes, but I simply traded one tobacco for another. It got to the point that dipping was ruining my gums, so I tried to quit. I ended up right back on cigarettes. I tried cold turkey a number of times, and was semi-successful. The main issue I had was when I would drink or social events where smokers were. I could quit, but I would relapse when I went to a bar. Then the next morning I wake up with a pack of cigarettes and have to quit all over again. When I was 24, about 2 years ago I started vaping. At first it didnt seem to work, it didnt diminish my urge for a cigarette. It just gave me something else to do when I had an urge. Then my taste started to change. I started to prefer the flavor of vaping. Next thing you know I am avoiding cigarettes all together. I was able to quit. I know alot of people think trading a one habit for another isnt a good thing. But that was part of the problem. I wanted a habit. I am a scatter brained ADHD type of person. I like my little breaks and the habit of something to look forward too. It might not be ideal. However, I know myself, and I would’ve always traded one habit for another. Vaping gave me the habit I wanted, without the need for it. I am down to practically no nicotine, if I dont have my ecig I dont get cravings. But its there when I want it. I know quitting altogether is best, and maybe I will one day. But for most people that isnt realistic. At least not all at once. Vaping gives a solution to a problem. Its like nicorette for people who were just as addicted to the act of smoking as the nicotine itself. I know vaping isnt proven safe, and at the very least I agree it isnt as healthy as breathing oxygen. However, I know its better than smoking. I can feel the difference. I can breath again. Asking someone is they feel a difference in their lung function between cigarettes and vaping is like asking someone if they can tell when they have bronchitis of not. The difference is very noticeable. I also want to point out that cigarette companies are awful, they market to children, the try to diminish or falsify the negative effects of cigarettes. This went on for years. Give vaping a chance. And if you want it to successfully work, keep it out of the hands of big tobacco. Dont let one company profit from killing you then helping you quit. There motives are not aligned with the intention of vaping. There should be a clear difference that vaping is a solution for smokers, not an alternative to smoking.