A List of Lives Saved

[Rhapsodies Fire]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 25 years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yes.
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Cold Turkey, gum, patch, lozenge
5 - How long have you been vaping? Almost 4 years
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 20-30 cigs per day
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 3 years, 4 months.

 

[10x sugar]

1. yes
2. 40+ years
3. yes
4. cold turkey (many,many times), transcendental meditation, hypnosis, acupuncture, hospital sponsored support groups, patches, gums, lozenges, Zyban, Welbutrin, Chantix
5. 5 months
6. 1 1/2 PAD
7. 0 cigs per day
8. Finally and once and for all-YES!
9. 156 days

 

[genevieve]

Bump up for more ex-smokers. But moreso for those who want to quit.

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[daleron]

Bump up for more ex-smokers. But moreso for those who want to quit.

Agree, let's see more!

 

[genevieve]

Can't seem to edit my OP from my iPad. Will do so later. I'd like to edit it, to include people who have used/are using any form of tobacco product. Be it dip, chew, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, etc.

 

[WillyZee]

great thread genevieve

 

[bmilt]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 5-7
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yes
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Cold Turkey
5 - How long have you been vaping? Since July 2013
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 40
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0/day
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? Since July 2013

 

[angstless]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 50 years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yes
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Gum/Patch/Ecigs
5 - How long have you been vaping? 8 months
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 2-3 packs...40-60 cigs a day (wow never did the math before)
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0 cigs per day
8 - Are you smoke-free? YES halo-lula
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 8 months

 

[~Sue~Feb2012]

Hi genevieve

1. Yes
2. Smoked for 45+ years
3. Yes I've tried to quit smoking many times.
4. Tried cold turkey, tried switching brands of cigs, gum, Chantix and others
5. I've been vaping since February 2012
6. I smoked 1 1/2 to 2 packs a day
7. I smoke about 3 a day, some days 4
I have been avoiding approximately 35 cigarettes a day for 23 months! I don't cough up a lung all day, every day, anymore! "Smoker's cough" is gone
So I would say that I have significantly cut down my amount of smoking, thanks to vaping and this wonderful ECF community!

 

[SissySpike]

1. Yes
2. 25 years
3. Yes
4. Cold Turkey
5. 2 years
6. PAD
7. 0
8. Yes
9. 2 years
10. Very Possible

 

[Stosh]

1 - Were you a smoker?
Yes

2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke?
40+ years

3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking?
Yes

4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit?
cold turkey, gum, patches, lozenges, zyban, wellbutrin, multiple times with each...

5 - How long have you been vaping?
3 1/2 years

6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)?
1 1/2 pad

7 - How much do you smoke now?
nothing

8 - Are you smoke-free?
YES !!!!

9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free?
3 1/2 years, since I started vaping.

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

1 - Were you a smoker? Pack to a pack and a half a day, depending on the day.
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 16
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? At least once a year.
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Patch, gum, Chantix, cold turkey
5 - How long have you been vaping? Almost 2 months
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 20 - 30
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0, none, nada, can't stand them anymore
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yep!
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? Almost two months

I feel a lot better then I have for years. It's fabulous.

 

[Zealous]

1 - Were you a smoker? (Please note that if you were never a smoker, this whole thread is not for you to answer. In other words, everyone should answer yes to this first question.) yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 22
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? yes
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? cold turkey but I started again a few years later because I missed it
5 - How long have you been vaping? 2 years as of 12/13
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 1-1.5 pad
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 2 years as of 12/13

 

[donesmokin]

1 - Were you a smoker? Oh boy!
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 38
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Once
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Cut down to one a day, then the divorce hit.
5 - How long have you been vaping? 3 years 1 month
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 2 PAD
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 2 years 11 months

 

[DREDD2970]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 26
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yes
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Patch, Gum, Pills, Cold turky
5 - How long have you been vaping? almost 4 months
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 25+
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? Totally
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 3 months 25 days 1 hours as of this post

 

[Chimney34]

Great idea for a thread. Here's mines...and congrats to everyone wether you've quit completely or cut down!

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 15 years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? I tried cold turkey a couple of times & it didn't work.
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? No aids at all just cold turkey. After being on the fence (because as much as I hated that I was a smoker I really didn't want to quit, I enjoyed smoking) a close friend of my moms died at the age of 55 from lung cancer. I'd been researching ecigs for weeks but couldn't commit to buying until I got that news. It scared the crap outta me!
5 - How long have you been vaping? I started vaping on dec. 7th 2012 & had my last cig the morning of dec. 12, 2012.
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 20-30 per day
7 - How much do you smoke now? Nada
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yes!!
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? Just celebrated a year on dec 12, 2013

I guess you could say i was scared into vaping. I never thought I'd ever put down the cigs totally. If anything I was just hoping to cut back. It felt horrible to say that I liked smoking cigarettes but I did. But now I can honestly say that I love vaping even more!

 

[CES]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 30+ years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? meh, sort of, not really before starting to vape
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? I tried the patch, and nasal spray and nicotine lollypops
5 - How long have you been vaping? I started vaping on Oct 2009 & had my last cig the morning of Dec. 15, 2009.
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? about 30 per day
7 - How much do you smoke now? i don't
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yes. yes i am.
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? FOUR years

 

[KalNoodle]

1 - Were you a smoker? Of course.
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 3.5 years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yeah, a few times.
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Cold turkey (complete failure) and weaning off (lasted for 6 months)
5 - How long have you been vaping? since November 2012
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 20-30
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? You bet I am!
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? Since December 14th, 2012!

 

[Katalyst81]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 17
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? not really... once for a week
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Cold Turkey, gum, patch, lozenge: cold turkey
5 - How long have you been vaping? 100+ days
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 20 per day
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 100+ days

 

[erikbal]

Hello fellow vapers,

1 - Were you a smoker? (Please note that if you were never a smoker, this whole thread is not for you to answer. In other words, everyone should answer yes to this first question.)
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke?
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking?
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit?
5 - How long have you been vaping?
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)?
7 - How much do you smoke now?
8 - Are you smoke-free?
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free?

My Answers:
1 - yes
2 - over 13 years
3 - yes
4 - patches and gum
5 - 13 weeks
6 - a pack/day
7 - 0 cigs/day
8 - yes
9 - 13 weeks, since the day I started vaping. Oct 12th 2013 to be exact.


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