I have been a smoker since I was 19 and I am now 62. I have tried patches, gum, quit smoking groups and meds and nothing has made me quit smoking for good. I had read about electronic cigarettes but thought they could not possibly work for me. Then my town had an electronic cigarette store open and they began advertising in our local papers. I read about them and looked at the products they offered. It took me 3 months to get up the courage to go to the store, just to look. I walked out with an electronic cigarette kit and an e-cig, filled and ready to go. I puffed on it in the car on my way home and when I got home, showed it to my husband, also a smoker. I got the Ego-T rechargeable battery and the disposable clearomizers and 3 bottles of Smooth Tobacco E-Liquid with 18 mg of nicotine. That evening, I had a puff off my husband’s cigarette and didn’t feel as if I immediately wanted to light one up and was surprised. That was 6 months ago and I have had maybe two puffs from friends’ cigarettes and they taste nasty. I have no desire to smoke again and am shocked. When using the patches or gum, I would slip, smoke and then crave a cigarette like crazy but not with the electronic cigarette. Taking a puff off a friend’s cigarette has only reinforced how much I enjoy using my e-cig and have NO desire to return to smoking anything other than an electronic device. For me, I was addicted to the nicotine, not the actual holding of the cigarette or just a habit. With the e-cig I still get my nicotine, which is what addicts you when you smoke cigarettes, and have no desire to go out and buy a pack. My nicotine delivery system is an electronic cigarette. My husband quit smoking 2 weeks after seeing me use mine with such great results and has not had a puff for the last 5-1/2 months which is amazing. I didn’t crave, didn’t feel angry or depressed, gained not one ounce of weight and have had an entirely positive experience with my electronic cigarette. I don’t cough, have watched my shortness of breath dissipate and am not getting colds and bronchitis like I was when smoking. For myself and my husband, this device has been a Godsend and I have no desire to go back to smoking traditional cigarettes. And can I mention the money we save by using electronic cigarettes? For us, these e-cigs have changed our lives for the better, the much better and I certainly do not want to see them go away or I am certain we will be right back smoking traditional cigarettes with all the negative health results and cost that we have been dealing with for years. Susan Brewster