Now I've never smoked so I admit I do NOT know about how hard it is to quit. Now with that said I've watched my wife try to quit, using patches, gum and now e-cigs. In my humble opinion I believe it all boils down to JUST QUITTING PERIOD. My dad quit cold turkey after 60 years of smoking. And I realize a lot of people will say that since I haven't smoked just shut-up because you DO NOT know what your talking about (maybe so... maybe). But I do know this... everybody's inner "will power" varies like the wind. High achievers in ANY endeavor have an inner will power above and beyond the first losers meaning 2nd place. I just think that if you want to quit you don't need "crutches" to lean on. It's all about you and how serious you can be. But I admit I have not gone down this path with you all but I have other paths which all demanded a high will power in which to achieve positive results.