I was a pack a day, to a pack and a half a day smoker for 16 years. Last stinkie was November 16th. I had actually quit November 9th, but had to try one on the 16th out of curiosity because I could smell smell a smoker from across the room at that point, and I had to know what it tastes like after not smoking for a week. It tasted like burning garbage at a dump. I know I'll never go back now. No desire for one since that nastiness.