I smoked on average twenty five cigarettes a day for thirty seven years. I thought seriously about quitting many times in the last twenty years I smoked and actually tried to quit many times. I tried cold turkey, weaning down slowly, Nicoderm patch, Nicorette gum and their inhaler. I was actually successful for one year once, but then started smoking again. In January 2012 my doctor told me I was developing COPD and I needed to stop smoking. I struggled with that for the next three months, but I could not quit. I bought my first e-cigarette in early April 2012. I both vaped and smoked for two weeks and then switched completely. I have now been cigarette free for twenty seven months. My ability to breath has improved noticeably and my doctor is very pleased with my progress and has told me my COPD symptoms have significantly improved. E-cigarettes have been a god send for me.