I smoked for 36 years. I tried to quit using various methods over the years, with varying degrees of success. These included cold turkey (least successful, lasting only hours); nicotine patches, nicotine gum, Wellbutrin, counseling, hypnotism, and finally, the electronic cigarette. The most success I had prior to using the electronic cigarette was with using nicotine gum, as I did once quit for three months using that method. When I decided to try electronic cigarettes, due to my son-in-law’s recommendation, I at first used the very small e-cigs available at a local mall kiosk. These immediately took the place of most of my daily cigarettes, but I did continue to smoke a few cigarettes per day for several months. It was after I switched to the larger E-Go style of electronic cigarette, which I found to be more reliable, that I quit smoking completely. That was approximately 9 months ago. Since switching, I’ve also reduced the level of nicotine in the liquid that I use, until I am now using liquid with less than half of the nicotine than when I first started vaping. Since quitting smoking, I feel better, have more energy, smell better, and have far fewer health concerns. I have less back pain, and am able to exercise more, and keep up with the grandchildren. The relief I feel after finally being able to quit after 36 years of smoking is priceless, though I still have health worries because of all of those years of smoking. I believe I would not have been able to have quit smoking without the electronic cigarette, and without the available choices that made it possible to select the perfect model of e-cig; and perfect flavor and nicotine level of liquid for me. These choices made vaping actually PREFERABLE to smoking for me, and that is what made it possible to quit.