I started smoking at age 17, when I lived abroad and it was legal to purchase cigarettes. I smoke for 30 years, two packs or so a day. In January of 2013 I started Chantix and successfully quit for 3 months. Even after stopping the medication, I had no desire to smoke, however, my partner still smoked and I eventually picked up the habit again. In July of 2013, my partner decided to try vaping and he bought me the whole setup to get me started as well. I tried it and it was ok, but I still liked my cigarettes. On September 9, 2013, we went to visit a vape shop in Lubbock, TX and I tried some of their juices and found one I really liked. From that point, I decided that I would never smoke again. I was away for a weekend and my battery went dead so I bought a pack of cigarettes. I could NOT even choke 1 down and threw the whole pack away. I went back in the convenience store and bought a disposable e-cig to get me through until my battery charged. I started out using a mini pro tank with a vision spinner battery. I now use kfun lite and a mod. I also started out at 24mg juice and now am down to 12mg. My partner and I have been smoke-free since we started vaping. I passed my spinner and mini pro down to my mother and introduced her to vaping. She has been smoke free now for 6 months or so and is down to 6mg juice. She, in turn, converted most of her golfing buddies, who are now smoke free.