I have tried other things in the past to quit smoking and none of them worked. I tried cold-turkey, nic gum and Zyban. I realized after quiting for 3 months (using Zyban) that I can not completely quit nicotine. I have Bi-polar disorder and when I quit smoking I have to immediately go back on multiple pharmacutical medication, all of which have much worse side effects than nicotine. With the meds I felt lifeless all the time, tired and run down. That made my depression much worse. As long as I can have a safer way to use nicotine, I feel I can have my life back again. If not for the electronic cigarette I would be forced to continue to use analog cigarettes. I started using an ego style battery with a Ce4 clearomizer and have not had any analogs since the very first draw on my e-cig which was almost 4 months ago. I feel better, more energy, and my breathing has improved dramatically (I have allergy induced asthma). I can smell and taste things again. My life has been improved 100% since I started vaping and I plan to continue. I did not go into this planning to quit completely, I just wanted a safer way to receive nicotine and to use the lowest level of nicotine possible. I currently use anywhere from 3 mg nicotine to a 12 mg nicotine. I feel I have the opportunity now to choose different levels of nicotine, something I did not have with analog cigarettes.