I was was smoking Chesterfield non filters in the womb. Both parents smoked. I might have been ten when I first lit up, started buying packs at 12. Quit for 3 months when I was 22. Got six days about 12 years ago. 3 PAD. Hopleless case. $25 to 30 a day in NY. Heavy CC debt. If I were a rich man, never would have gone to vaping. Finally, at age 56, today marks my first month of no analogs.
I could not even guess at how many times I tried to quit. Every other attempt ended on the day it started. I had just blown about 40 bucks on patches and Nicorette 2 weeks before I learned more about vaping. I vaped and smoked for 3 days, then went from 3 PAD to zero overnight, and haven't looked back... well, not entirely true.
If anyone may rememeber, I was desperate to get my Buzz for a huge family party and that party was my 9th analog free day. Mike got it to me in time (through some extra effort). Partying, drinking, singing with the band, eating, I honestly don't know if I could have gotten through it without my Buzz, to me it was that big of a deal. I will always be grateful to Mike for making that extra effort.
I chain smoked when I had a beer or 6. That is when the urges get the worst, and I still get them, but I can manage. Beer is a huge trigger I think for anyone that likes it. That was what sunk me the time I had 6 days on the gum. One beer.
I know myself. I can never ever have another cigarette. I could go back I think, I worry. I decided early on, no tests, no puffs, no cigs in the house. All or nothing forever. I am confident I will never go back... unless I make just one little exception. Just one cigarette could ruin it all, like a house of cards. Can't do it, won't do it.

Cutting back is great for those who can do it. I'm not one of them. All in or nuthin for me.