I truly and firmly believe that using an electronic cigarette is a working way of quitting smokeable tobacco. I smoked for 7 years before switching 2 years ago to an electronic cigarette, starting at 18mg nicotine and now I am down to 3mg. I do not smoke conventional cigarettes anymore, thanks to my e-cig. The first thing I noticed after switching is that I can SMELL! It is a wonderful, wonderful thing to be able to smell all of the wonderful things in the world. I had tried using the patch, gum and lozenges all to no avail, but this has done the trick.