My name is nicholas orsini. I am 49 years old and started smoking cigarettes at 18 years of age. I was a 3 pack a day smoker and because of cigarettes I have lost jobs and apartments.Please let me explain…I am a Chef and being in the food service industry it is a problem taking breaks and smoking on the job.I have had jobs where I was fired for smoking too much and taking to many cigarette breaks..I have lost a couple of places to live because of my smoking.Landlords would smell smoke in my apartment also find walls and curtains that were stained from the tar that is in tobacco.I also have burned numerous beds,carpets and a lot of shirts and pants because of cigarettes..It also affected personal relationships because I smelled of smoke..This went on for ove 25 years..I tried to quit many times to no avail.I tried nicotene gum,patches and medicine my Dr gave me and nothing worked.I had a very bad smokers cough and I could not walk without having breathing problems…My sister quit smoking using electronic cigarettes from a local mall and told me I should give them a try.Since I am disabled and cannot drive I looked up electronic cigs online and found a vendor from the USA and placed my first order wondering if I really could quit.When I recieved my first order I didn’t throw out my cigarettes just in case it didn’t work. I was pleasantly suprised to find out the electronic cigarette did work and got rid of the craving for a real tobacco cigarette.I threw out my pack of cigarettes on the second day and have not smoked an analog cig in almost three years!! This is nothing short of a miracle because I enjoyed smoking so much.I went to the Dr three months after quiting and I told her I was vaping now and have quit analog cigarettes.The Dr checked my lungs and said they have never sounded better!! She could tell I quit cigarettes by the way my lungs sounded and encouraged me to continue to vape saying that it was less harmful because it does not contain all the chemicals that are in analog cigs and there is no tar or second hand smoke..I even vaped in her office so she could see what it was like and said she could not smell any smoke!!! Victory at last..I started out at 18 mg strength and am now down to 12 mg..I enjoy vaping and find that it is accepted in many places and does not hold the stigma that analog cigarettes do.I have also found many reputable vendors online who care about their customers.I do not plan on quiting vaping anytime soon but will reduce the milligrams of nicotine..Vaping has saved my life and I have gotten a few of my friends to quit cigarettes and showed them where to get Electronic cigarettes from.What more can I say but thanks to my fellow vapors for sharing their experience on the forums..We are a close knit sort of family .Thanks for taking the time to let me share my experience with you.. Nicholas Orsini