I started smoking cigarettes approximately 20 years ago. When I stopped smoking, I was up to a pack and a half a day. I hated the way that I felt…I hated the hold that they had on me. I was introduced to ecigs by a friend and it all started from there. I haven’t touched a cigarette in over 5 months (small miracle for me) and neither has my wife (huge miracle for her). Not only are we saving money, but we feel better. I’ve had my blood pressure checked twice in the past month and each time it came back normal. I’ve been slowly reducing the nicotine in my ejuice. I initially started vaping 24 mg and I’m currently at 18 mg. Two days ago, I ordered more ejuice and have dropped the mg to 12. It’s funny….I initially started this because I believed it to be a safer alternative to smoking. I wasn’t wanting to quit. Instead, I’m weening myself off of nicotine. When I was in the hospital recently, the ER doctor was vaping an electronic cigarette. He too believes that it’s a safer alternative. I’ve tried to quit smoking in the past but it was just too difficult. I’ve had zero problems with electronic cigarettes and weening myself off of nicotine. If it weren’t for them, I would still be smoking. There’s no doubt about that. I don’t smell like smoke now. I can taste food again (slight weight gain proves it). I have my sense of smell back. Most importantly to me, my children aren’t around it anymore. I can’t stand the smell of cigarette smoke now and I’m ashamed of what I had my children around (even if they were just smelling it in my clothes). I share my experience every chance that I get. It has been nothing but positive for me and my wife. I feel like I have a chance now….