It will work..and don't even ask me why/how it works. I tried it with the 'idea' that this would be cool for a way to get my nicotine fix without smoking analogs in my new car. But without even meaning to I quit analogs in a very short time and don't even think about them now. I smoked for decades, and always had a love/hate relationship with cigarettes, they were my best friend, always there when I was stressed, sad, happy, you name it, but I always hated the cost, the odor, the potential health effects. I tried patches, gum, inhalers, hypnosis, and the WORST thing I ever tried was Chantix, OMG it made me nutty. When I ordered my first e-cig I was 100% convinced that I would continue smoking analogs, but quitting them just came naturally.
Even with a throat hit, you don't (or at least I don't) get the instant fix you do from a cigarette when you haven't had one for awhile, but that just doesn't seem to be an issue; in fact I don't even think about it unless I see someone mention it on the forum.
Good luck! You're gonna love how much better you feel after a few weeks.