Since this blog has a fairly narrow purpose, I'll mainly let my comments tell the story. But, since that narrow purpose is e-cigarette/vaping activism, I'll give you the short version of my life with nicotine.
I started smoking at age fifteen, and smoked for thirty-eight years. I wish I had tried e-cigarettes much earlier, because after dozens of attempts over many years to quit smoking -- using every "approved" cessation method and product -- I realized the moment I inhaled and blew out a stream of vapor that this would work. After a couple weeks of using both, I finally left burning tobacco behind for good. That was November 17, 2012. I would very much like all smokers to have the option to use quality e-cigarettes as a legal alternative to smoking.