I am currently 60 years old and have been smoking since about 17-18 years of age. I have had multiple sinus infections and allergy issues all my life and was diagnosed with COPD a few years ago. With no medical insurance I was unable to afford the COPD meds prescribed for me, so reached a point where, after a very serious bout with bronchitis, I had no choice but to quit smoking. I’ve tried numerous times since my mid-late 20’s to stop – group therapy, patches, Welbutrin, cold turkey, lozinges, hypnosis…NONE worked to any degree and I found that I would reach a point where I would get to a level of depression that was pretty scary (potential suicide levels) at a certain point in the nicotine withdrawal – kind of a death from smoking or just wishing I was dead without the nicotine…not much of a choice. Always went back to smoking. Tried the disposable e cigarette and found that it did supply the nicotine I needed. They were pretty expensive, so went to the rechargeable w/cartridges. And that seems to have done the trick for me. I get the nicotine I am addicted to without all the tobacco smoke/tars/etc. into my lungs. I feel better, can breath better, am not taking any where near the number of OTC allergy meds and can sustain hard physical labor now without running out of breath. I’m MUCH happier now and feel I am truly healthier, and feel I can honestly say, these things may have saved my live. Prolonged it, for sure. They may not be the answer for everyone, but they’ve made a huge positive change in my life.