I had been a smoker for many years until I began my use of electronic vapor products just a short six months ago. This decision to make the switch was brought about by support from my friends and family as well as the untimely death of my uncle due to lung cancer, caused by decades of tobacco use, that later spread to other parts of his body eventually consuming him entirely. Tobacco wrought havoc on his life as well as the lives of his loved ones, myself included. Still, during his last remaining months, I continued to smoke. Every day I agonized over my tobacco use, knowing full well that it would eventually be the cause of my own demise, yet I could not stop. It wasn’t until a friend, who had recently made the switch to vaping after the birth of his daughter, suggested I give it a try, that I saw a glimmer of light at the end of a smoke filled tunnel. I had tried in the past to stop smoking cigarettes using various smoking cessation aids (Patches, gum, lozenges) to no avail. After only a short while I would always go back to using tobacco. I am proud to say that since I began vaping, I have been successful in ceasing my tobacco use entirely. As of February 1st of 2015 I have not used or had the urge to use tobacco. One of the major draws for me when I began vaping was the open system that allowed me to adjust the amount of nicotine I would receive depending on the cravings I would get to use tobacco in the early stages of my smoking cessation. I began using a fairly high nicotine concentration to satiate the initial cravings I would experience, and, over time I reduced the amount of nicotine I was consuming to only a fraction of what it was when I first began. I feel that this level of customization allowed for my success in ceasing my tobacco use as well as the success of countless others who have been able to stop using tobacco with the help of vaping products. After switching to vaping I have noticed a marked improvement in my overall health and general well-being. I feel better, I can breathe easier, and I am sleeping more soundly. I am no longer consuming nicotine by using tobacco products that bring with them more than 7,000 chemicals, 70 of which are recognized by the CDC to cause cancer. I can honestly say that vaping has helped save my life.