Um, hi there. I woke up this morning and my boyfriend handed me a box. It was a pretty fancy looking vaporizer. I had seen these before about three years ago and had considered it but since almost all NRTs have never worked for me I dismissed it pretty fast. But now I see people vaping all over the place. A new vape shop called "Cold Turkey" just opened up literally across the street from us (I can see it from my living room window), and that's where he bought it. We had seen the shop just pop up there two weeks ago and wondered what the heck it was all about. There seemed to be people in there way past business hours just sitting around. It seemed kind of not-ligit. So anyway, later today I went to the shop across the street to get my first bottle of e-juice. I had no idea what to expect. The guys at the store were really nice and the business owner and his son were there and they owned some other businesses on our street. They made me coffee, showed me how to work the vape, and I generally had a real nice time. Then I went home and did my research. I'm utterly stunned to find such an amazing phenomenon and culture that has grown around vaping. This was my first day vaping, and so far I think it's great! But I'm not sure if I'm getting enough nicotine because I still feel like having the last cigarette in my pack. I'm using a 1.6% solution (16 mg), and I was just wondering if I should move up. I smoke like a half a pack a day. I was also wondering, if any of you have been able to cut down on the nicotine intake and how long it took before you made your first decrease. Thanks. Sorry for the long-windedness.