My last smoke was April 16, 2009-so over a year now. The first 6 months were hell. I bought and chewed hundreds of nicorette gum peices. I was still craving my smokes like crazy. Came across an ad for a ecig and decided to try it. Since that first hit on my first egig (volcano) I had no desire to ever go back to regular smokes. Have since upgraded my PV and supplies and am still a nonsmoker. Wish I had heard that commercial years earlier so I could have made the switch much sooner. This forum provides a lifeline for those of us who vape-it awesome.