She used to pinch cigarettes from her parents, smoked for more than 30 years and didn't even stop when she developed bronchitis.
But Northumberland 's Karen Pugh finally kicked the habit with the help of her mum and her daughter - who both stopped too. Three generations of her family - including mum Joan and daughter Bobbie - were smokers. But with the help of e-cigarettes all three have ditched the fags and are now delighted by the health and financial benefits.
Karen, 49 and from Cramlington, began smoking at 14 and would smoke 20-a-day. She said: "Both my parents were smokers and I used to pinch cigarettes from their packs in the morning to bring with me to school and smoke with my friends. I didn’t know back then that it was the start of a 35 year-long addiction."
