It seems to me that some people think that vaping will MAKE them quit smoking... when it will do nothing of the sort. It's true that some vapers quit smoking because they enjoyed vaping so much, they literally forgot to smoke.
But that's not usually the case; whether it takes only a little effort and self-control, or it takes all you've got and seems like more is required... SOME effort is necessary.
I've heard people say things like, well you have to want to quit, but I'm not sure that's true -- I sure as hell didn't want to quit; I wanted to become a non-smoker without having to suffer the pangs of quitting, which is pretty much what vaping did for me. I *wanted* vaping to work, so much, that it actually did. I never told myself "this is impossible;" so I was able to go from a pk a day down to 1 cigarette a day, for the last 3 days... while using 6mg ejuice in a cigalike. Getting rid of that last one was a bit of a challenge, but once I learned how to get max nic absorption from vaping, all it really required at that point was to make a commitment not to smoke anymore. And that absolutely WORKED, for 3.5 months... until I had an appendectomy, couldn't eat, vape or even drink very much for 4 days, and wound up with such a bad case of cravings, I caved in and smoked. For a month.
Getting rid of them the 2nd time was much harder, but still... at first, all it required was that commitment to not smoke. When the physical cravings came back, WTA saved the day, so I didn't have ANOTHER relapse. But even WTA is not a magic wand -- you have to make the effort to get it, and use it, and NOT SMOKE. Sure, excuses by the million can be found for "sneaking a smoke," and god knows smokers and ex-smokers are absolute champions of making total bullshit sound like a really good reason -- at least in their own minds. But it really does come down to one thing: how much do you really want to be a non-smoker? I won't say, how much do you want to quit, because quitting is the bastard we all sidestepped by switching to vaping... some, easier than others, but becoming a non-smoker because of vaping is by far the easiest and least painful way to do it. Even with all the BS hardware quirks, BS ejuice that costs a fortune and tastes like sweat socks -- it's still easier than cold turkey, or any patch, pill, spray, or gum on the market.
But if there's a small voice in your head saying things like, "if it gets to be THAT bad, then I'll smoke", then no, you probably won't quit, or stay quit. That sort of hedging is fine for when you're first starting out, transitioning from smoke to vape... but after months or years go by... it's total bullshit and anyone who's ever told themselves things like that knows it very well... even if they don't want to admit it. Saying shit like that is basically daring the universe to test you.
Andria