i started when i was in high school, i never really thought much of it until i started to figure out that it was an addiction than just a fun thing to do with friends. ive tried to cut back and limit my cigarettes a day but i always ended up giving up. id say that “this will be the last pack” but i could never do it. then i found out about vaping. im the type of person that looks into everything before i use it and know the risks involved and everything outweighed the risks of dying by smoking. i was able to easily stop smoking within a couple of days and ive never felt better. i can breathe again, food tastes good, i drink a ton of water when i used to never since you need to stay hydrated while vaping, i dont smell, i dont have to go outside every half an hour. even with vaping, i can go without it for a lot longer than i used to be able to with smoking, i used to lay in bed about to go to sleep then i got that feeling that i needed a cig and went outside and was wide awake again, and it would just keep happening…with vaping i can easily not vape for hours before i have to go to bed since im not addicted to all the other alkaloids within tobacco. i have been able to cut back on my nicotine intake since vaping lets you be really specific on how much nicotine you want in your juice, eventually ill be able to cut it to 0 and just do this as a fun hobby. i have an addictive personality and the whole community and hobby behind vaping is something that keeps my mind off cigs. why would someone want to take that away from me or anyone else that wants to quit? shouldnt people be HAPPY that theres millions of people getting off tobacco? this should be celebrated, not banned and regulated