For us (my husband and I), it has different for both of us. I never had a problem quitting "cold turkey" in the past, but then again, I didn't smoke very much in the first place. The only reason I would start smoking again was because my husband, mother, brother, and best friend all smoked. It's really hard to do all by yourself and stick with it. Other problem was because of drinking. If we would go out to the bar or a party or to Races, I would start again if I had a little to drink. Once we found out about vaping from a friend, we decided to try it. As soon as we received our first kits, we stopped buying analogs. I had no problem with it and started at and am still vaping 11 mg, sometimes 8 mg. My husband had smoked more than I did, so he started at 24 mg and is now down to 18 mg. We just stopped buying analogs all together right from the start. We tried a ton of different flavors and found which ones we really liked and now buy the juice's of our favorites. He, of course, goes through way more carts than I do, but at least it's not analogs. My mother and best friend still smoke, but they smell so bad after having a cigarette that it is a complete turn off and we don't even want one after smelling them!! I believe a lot of it has to do with the mind and forcing yourself to not buy analogs when you go to the gas station!!