My Journey With Vapeing (Using E-Cigarettes) When I was 17 I started smoking. I know it was stupid. I know it was dumb, but a good friend of mine smoked, and I became hooked. We had both found a particular gas station that never checked IDs for cigarettes, and from then on I started down a road of addiction and dependency upon tobacco cigarettes. Over the next few years, my rate of smoking increased. Everyone I worked with smoked. Every one of my friends smoked. I smoked, and I enjoyed doing it. It was a great way for me to take a break from my high stress job and socialize with my coworkers. This attitude drastically changed after the birth of my first child. After my son was born, I started smoking outside. I didn