A List of Lives Saved

[ElectriSean]

1 - Were you a smoker? yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 28
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Not before this, I didn't want to fail
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? n/a
5 - How long have you been vaping? 24 days
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 50
7 - How much do you smoke now? none
8 - Are you smoke-free? yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? since the first day I started vaping, 24 days

 

[Lurch]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 45 years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yes, a number of times
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Cold turkey, patches, gum, hypnosis
5 - How long have you been vaping? 5 months
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping? Between 10-15 small cigars per day
7 - How much do you smoke now? None
8 - Are you smoke free? YES!
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? Quit smoking on the third day after starting to vape

 

[Avid]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 40
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? yes, several times
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Patch, Nicorette gum, Zyban/Wellbutrin, Chantix, Hypnosis, Vaping
5 - How long have you been vaping? 3 weeks
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 50 - 60 cigs/day
7 - How much do you smoke now? 23 cigs/day
8 - Are you smoke-free? Not yet, but I will be soon
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? n/a (yet)

 

[dirtybirdy]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 9 Years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? No
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit?
5 - How long have you been vaping? 3 Months
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 40-60
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 Months

 

[mkbilbo]

1 - Were you a smoker?

Yes.

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

35 years.

3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking?

Many times.

4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit?

"Cold turkey", Zyban, gum, patch (are the ones I remember... gum twice, there may be others, started trying to quit in my mid-20s).

5 - How long have you been vaping?

17 months.

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

40+ cigs per day (2 packs a day about).

7 - How much do you smoke now?

0

8 - Are you smoke-free?

Yes.

9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free?

16 months on August 15.

By the way... no other "method" worked this long. Gum once got me maybe four months. Cold turkey, maybe almost six. Zyban gave me hallucinations. I won't take Chantix under any circumstances because I don't want to kill myself. Suicide is one way to stop smoking but I'll pass.

 

[TyPie]

Great thread!

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 40+
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yes - about 10 times, for a maximum of a couple of weeks at a time
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Cold Turkey, Nicorette gum, Patches (refused prescriptions for Chantix and Zyban)
5 - How long have you been vaping? 505 days
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 1 pack per day / 20 cogs a day (+/-)
7 - How much do you smoke now? ZERO, as in NONE, NYET, ZILCH, NADA
8 - Are you smoke-free? YES!!!
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 505 days - going on 1 year and 5 months / 17 months

 

[Traijan]

1 - Were you a smoker?
Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke?
31 Years at a pack of a day until the last year when it jumped to between 1 and 4 packs a day

3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking?
Yes, I successfully quit smoking for 9 months once. Then I found out my partner hadn't actually quit smoking and I took it back up again foolishly.

4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit?
I used the nicotine patch (strongest version) and needed it for about 3 days to stop smoking.

5 - How long have you been vaping?
Only a couple days short of 3 weeks.

6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)?
Between 20 and 80 cigarettes a day.

7 - How much do you smoke now?
Neither my partner nor I smoke tobacco cigarettes anymore now. We are taking it day by day, I can't honestly say that I'll never touch another tobacco cigarette in the rest of my life, but if I can vape to get the nicotine when I feel I need or want it, then I should really have no more reason to ever touch another tobacco product again. Sorry Mr Marlborough Man, I guess your company will have to look to others to fill your pockets.

8 - Are you smoke-free?
Yes, and as long as I can continue to vape to get my nicotine when I feel I need it, I feel that I can stay tobacco free.

9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free?
Only 19 days, and any time that I have a desire for a tobacco cigarette, I take a few vapes (sometimes as many as 10) and the desire to smoke a tobacco cigarette disappears a lot faster than I thought it would.

 

[dopamine1]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 12 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, patches, cold turkey
5 - How long have you been vaping? About 2 months
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? About 15 per day
7 - How much do you smoke now? Never
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? Around a month.

 

[olderthandirt]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yup

2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 45 or thereabouts

3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Several times

4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Nicorette Gum, patches, hypnosis, cinnamon toothpicks and gums, willpower (turns out I have none)

5 - How long have you been vaping? 5 years give or take

6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 30

7 - How much do you smoke now? Zero, zip nada

8 - Are you smoke-free? Yup

9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? Backslid with tobacco pipe for a couple years so completely smoke free only, hmmm, eleven months.

 

[dailywalker]

1 - Were you a smoker? YES
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? I smoked for 30 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 and ZYBAN
5 - How long have you been vaping?378 DAYS and counting
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 40 per day
7 - How much do you smoke now? I dont smoke now!
8 - Are you smoke-free? YES!!!
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 378 DAYS and counting

 

[EJSchmidt]

1 - Were you a smoker? - Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? - 7 years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? - yes
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? - I tried the patch, I tried nicotine gum, I tried going cold turkey, I tried weaning myself off, none of it worked
5 - How long have you been vaping? - Just over a year (13 months)
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? - 2+ packs a day (40-50 cigarettes/day)
7 - How much do you smoke now? - I don't smoke cigarettes at all anymore.
8 - Are you smoke-free? - yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? - Going on 9 months now

 

[Vicman]

1 - Were you a smoker? - Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? - 27 years
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, lozenges, and cold turkey.
5 - How long have you been vaping? - About 10 months
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? - About 50 a day
7 - How much do you smoke now? - Zero, Zilch, Nada
8 - Are you smoke-free? - Yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? - Just over 8 months

 

[ENAUD]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? I started at age 12, so that makes 41 years.
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yes, many times. The longest I made it was 1-1/2 years...
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? The patch, Wellbutrin and nic gum, cold turkey...
5 - How long have you been vaping? Since 7/11/13
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 50
7 - How much do you smoke now? Not at all, zero.
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 1year and 1 month approximately as of this moment...

 

[kl34]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 42
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, hypnotism, acupuncture, nic gum, Zyban
5 - How long have you been vaping? 5 years (June 2008)
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 25/30
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? yes, after 4.5 years of 2 or 3 per day
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 4 months

 

[Towmotor]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 34
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, nic patch, nic gum, Zyban, Chantix
5 - How long have you been vaping? 8+months (Dec3 2013)
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 30-35
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? yes
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 8+ months

 

[Spencer87]

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? 13, so half my life (started when I was 13)
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yep
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Nicorette, nic patches, nic lozenges, zyban, chantix
5 - How long have you been vaping? 2 months
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)?.18 cigarette a day
7 - How much do you smoke now? 0
8 - Are you smoke-free? Yep
9 - If so, how long have you been smoke-free? 10 days after Vaping started. So like... 50 days?

 

[tj99959]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes
2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? Almost 60 Years
3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Yes
4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit? Every way you can imagine
5 - How long have you been vaping? Almost 4 years
6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 30 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? Almost 4 years

 

[BrantlyT]

1 - Were you a smoker? Yes

2 - If so, for how many years did you smoke? 3 Years

3 - Have you ever tried to quit smoking? Not until I picked up vaping

4 - If you answered yes, how/with what aids did you try to quit?

5 - How long have you been vaping? 4 months

6 - How much did you smoke before you started vaping (number of cigs/day)? 20 a 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? 4 months now