I started smoking daily when I was 8 years old as I had older siblings that were smoking . I was diagnosed with copd in 1991 I tried to quit cold turkey with no success. Then I switched to light cigarettes and across the past 22 years I have attempted several times/methods to quit, I tried welbutrin and chantix both of which had adverse psychological effect, I tried the patch but was still smoking which resulted in rashes and high blood pressure, I tried nicotine lozenges that caused non stop hiccups, then I tried the first generation ecigs with the disposable filter cartridges with great success however the cartridges were supposedly equivalent to a pack of cigarettes each would only last an hour or so and the battery life was about 15 minutes per charge. The filter cartridges were very expensive costing me about 3times more than cigarettes so I went back to cigarettes. In the fall of 2012 some of my coworkers started using the EGO mega ecig kits that use larger capacity batteries and refillable atomizer tanks, after a couple of months watching them and asking about how they worked, how much they cost and what it cost for supplies I decided to try out the EGO after 8 days of smoking and vaping I quit smoking all together. My quit date was January 26, 2013 since quitting cigarettes and only vaping my sence of smell and taste have improved greatly, I no longer have the persistent cough that I had dealt with for years either, I have been dependent on inhalers for the past 5-10 years but have not had to use them at all since March, 2 months after quitting cigarettes. I now use the Evic mod by Joytech and Kanger T3 bottom feeder atomizer tanks and I mix my own nicotine liquids. I have used my ecig everywhere I go including in the recovery room at the hospital after my wife had back surgery and so far the only restrictions I have encountered is at work where vaping is only allowed in designated smoking areas. Having smoked for 40 years I am happy to say I am an ex smoker and have no intention nor desire to go back.