Started smoking really at age 14 but, I got my first cigarette given to me when i was 9 by my babysitter. I went between a pack or two a day depending on how stressful my day was. I also smoked more while at the PC or driving. I tried to quit many times.. I stopped for a year at age 16, 6 months at age 17, 6 months at age 23ish, again at age 27 for 9 months, almost a year at age 33 and 6 months at age 42. Give or take a time or two. I started coughing a lot and i would get this feeling like the circulation was being cut off to my face and arms.. The Dr. did not know what that was but said i had to quit. I had COPD and many other issues. I also saw the Awareness ads from CDC. Terry i think was the hardest to watch. Though the biggest, strongest reason was my daughter having asthma.. and she started needing breathing treatments. So i set a date, my 43 birthday, The night before i smoked my last cigarette. I had tried Gum nicotine and regular, Patches that itched and burned and tapering down. 800-quit-now, Prescription pills too in previous attempts. The hardest 3 things to master was Smoking was my go to for stress and the weight gain and the hand to mouth habit. I started with century 21 and clean cig cigarette type e cigs, I have been ready to be rid of this habit for a while but afraid of weight gain and my family hates being around me when i over stress. So i put it off, Recently i have been introduced to this vaping.. ego and such brand vapors with flavors and different nicotine levels. I enjoy that it is not like a cigarette and am hoping to decrease my nicotine level and hand to mouth activity… I have been quit for over a year now.. Only slipped once and it was awful! I do enjoy the e juice, e cig flavors, and hope to lessen my nicotine use over time Starting with lowering on the yummy candied flavors. Are they 100% safe, no Nicotine is not great for you, but as a Dr once told me while i was pregnant and quitting for the umptenth time.. No but far less than that of the Cigarette. I no longer wake to coughing, no more wheezing, i can taste and smell again and for the most part that circulation problem is going. I feel so much better. The best part of the story is my daughters asthma is so much less of a hardship on her now. Only has needed 1 treatment in the last year and that was because she was visiting a friends house. Next step is getting my husband to using them.. He says he is ready to quit as well. His ego is on its way!