JOEL, WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS NASTY HABIT AT 14, I WAS INTRODUCED TO MARLBORO REDS. THAT WAS THE COOL BRAND. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, US GIRLS SWITCHED TO MENTHOL CIGS. WE STARTED WITH SALEMS AND THEN WENT TO KOOLS BECAUSE THEY HAD A STRONGER TASTE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN I QUIT THOSE BUT WENT BACK TO MARLBOROS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THEN WENT TO MARLBORO LITES BECAUSE THEY WERE "BETTER" FOR YOU. I WAS TOO STUPID AT THIS TIME TO QUIT, WHEN I FELT MY HEART WAS SKIPPING BEATS, JUST SWITCHED TO WINSTON LITES, (YOU KNOW, THE ONE WITH "NO ADDITIVES, NO BULL"). ISN'T THAT DEADLY FALSE ADVERTISING?????? I DID TRY OTHERS INBETWEEN BECAUSE OF THE COST. WENT TO GENERICS(THESE MADE MY THROAT HURT) BUT ALWAYS WENT BACK TO MY WINSTON LITES. BESIDES MY WINSTON LITES I THOUGHT I LIKED THE "TASTE" OF VIRGINIA SLIMS BUT TO BE HONEST THEY WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR ME. I AM SOOOO GLAD I DON'T NEED ANY OF THOSE NASTY THINGS ANYMORE AND PROUD TO SAY MY 2 MONTH ANNIVERSARY WILL ARRIVE THIS """SATURDAY"""" TREESE