My BF is trying to quit cigarettes and I got him an ego-t set up and started him on non tobacco flavored liquid. This past weekend we went to a party where a ton of our friends were vaping and one had a liquid that tasted just like a Camel. He took a hit of that and immediately wanted a "real" cigarette. He later told me that while that flavor was very good (and he likes the taste of his Camels) he would never vape that because all it did for him was make him long for an analog.
Try doing non traditional flavors and with a variable voltage battery and a good liquid delivery system you will get the throat hits you are looking for (dependent of course upon liquid used). Also make sure you are using a nic level that is high enough so it takes the edge off. He was a PAD smoker and would often chain smoke and since getting this system he's had maybe 10 cigarettes and that's typically when we see one of his friends having one but it's far less now and he's not buying smokes anymore.
Try doing non traditional flavors and with a variable voltage battery and a good liquid delivery system you will get the throat hits you are looking for (dependent of course upon liquid used). Also make sure you are using a nic level that is high enough so it takes the edge off. He was a PAD smoker and would often chain smoke and since getting this system he's had maybe 10 cigarettes and that's typically when we see one of his friends having one but it's far less now and he's not buying smokes anymore.