I was a smoker from 15 years of age until I was 40. I have stopped purchasing/smoking cigarettes since I began vaping (using electronic cigarettes) 21 months ago. When I first started vaping I used the highest nicotine available 36mg/ml; over time I have stepped down to 12mg/ml. I do occasionally have a cigar or cigarette however neither are as appealing to me as they once were. Each time I do this I find myself asking why I bothered to smoke, I know what it tastes like and it no longer tastes good to me. My transition from smoker to vaper was a 3 week process where I did both smoke cigarettes and vape. As I smoked less and vaped more it became easier to not smoke and the cravings became less and less an issue for me. I previously tried a number of methods to stop smoking only to find myself buying and smoking cigarettes again. I tried abstinence, nic gum, the patch and none of them worked to resolve my desire to smoke. The longest was about 30 days and it was like torture. I can now run on the beach without running short of breath, my wife doesn’t scowl at me when I come back in from a vape break. I don’t have to go outside if I don’t want to for a vape. My teeth are whiter. I sleep better. Food tastes better. I feel less fatigue. I can sing again. I am always checking my electronic cigarette atty, battery, and juice to be sure that I will not be without. This is a new reduced harm habit that gives me what I desire without the carcinogens and other risks that fire and tobacco wrapped in nitrate paper. Even if this is proven 1/10th as dangerous as traditional tobacco I would still desire to have it available freely to adults like alcohol and tobacco are currently.