I am a 36 year old male who started smoking when i was 16. Ive tried to quit a couple of times in those 20 years. The first time, i tried nicotine patches, but still ended up smoking even with the patch still on. The second time i tried to quit using Chantix and that was horrible! I know it works well for some people, but i couldnt handle the way it made me feel. Not to mention the fact that it didnt really help with my cravings. After these attempts, i just kind of gave up on the idea of trying to quit. Then a few years ago my girlfriend was diagnosed with cancer(not lung) and soon after decided she should quit smoking. She ended up seeing a local vendor who carried electronic cigarettes and decided to buy a kit from them. She loved it pretty much right away and has been vaping for almost two years now. After seeing the success that she had with it, i finally decided i needed to try it. I did alot of research and finally bought a starter kit from an online vendor. I have been vaping for about 3 months now and havent had a cigarette the entire time. I started out using the 18 mg nicotine juice and now i am down to 12 mg. I plan on continuing to slowly drop the nicotine level down until i am vaping 0 mg juice. I have been extremely happy with my choice to switch to e-cigs. I honestly wish i would have tried this along time ago. I have been recommending e-cigs to everyone i know that smokes and i will continue to do so.