I smoked 2 to 2 1/2 packs a day for a little over 32 years. I had tried many times to quit at the request of my wife who was concerned about my health. When I laid down for bed I would wheeze severely and then wake up each morning with a productive cough. I had tried almost every nicotine replacement method that is approved by the FDA including the nicotine gum, nicotine patch, nicotine inhalers, two different strengths of Wellbutrin, and Chantix only to revert right back to smoking analog cigarettes. While on the Chantix my wife noticed a drastic change in my mood and behavior. In January of 2011 a family friend asked me if I had ever tried an electronic cigarette. Having tried just about everything else without any success I figured I didn’t have anything else to loose so I ordered a simple cigarette looking electronic cigarette on the Internet. I received my first kit on Febuary 6, 2011. At that time I had about a half of a pack of cigarettes left. I started using my e-cig that day and on the 9th of Febuary I smoked my last cigarette. Within about 4 weeks I started noticing a change in my health. I was no longer wheezing at night or coughing my head off in the mornings. But the biggest change I noticed was when I went in for my annual Fire Department physical and the doctor noticed a big difference in my lung sounds and asked me if I had quit smoking. Without a doubt, I feel I owe my getting off of the anolog cigarettes the the e-cigarette. I also feel very strongly that if the e-cigarettes were banned like some are wanting that I would revert right back to smoking like I did so many times in the past.