I started smoking cigarettes in 1974 while in high school. Through the years I smoked 1-2 packs a day. I tried quitting numerous times. Cold turkey, nicotine gum, nicotine mints … nothing worked long term. I once succeeded in staying off them close to six months but continued to want them every day. In 2011, at the urging of a family member, I purchased an Ego Kit and a bottle of 16 mg nicotine menthol tobacco liquid. At that time, I had four packs of cigarettes. Over the next week, I used both combustible and electronic cigarettes to make the transition. I found it much easier than I had anticipated. After a few days of being on only electronic cigarettes, I found that I could smell smokers as they walked past me. Within three weeks, I no longer had the nagging little cough that I had come to know. As of mid-2014, it