I'll defend vaping as it got me off cigarettes, for good.
I found a company that you could get the nicotine concentrate and mix your own flavors in at your desired nice content.
I vapid the 36mg super high for a few years, then decided to titrate my levels to work toward zero.
A few of the nicotine reductions were a beast, the mixing took time and planning but once I reached zero it became such a PITA I dropped all together.
I was determined and it worked. If you commit to it, like anything else you'll make it. Haven't had a cigarette in over 5 or 6 years and I'll never look back.
Once you've vaped long enough, if you smoke a cigarette it will make you want to hurl. You can't taste anything but all the CRAP they flood cigarettes with, it tasted like gasoline and a chemistry experiment gone bad. Avoid any vaping juice from China, God only knows what toxic sludge they use.
I'm an oddball, I smoke 1 to 5 cigars a day, but no cravings for a cigarette. What cigars I smoke I actually taste and enjoy.
It is possible to ditch chit smoking habits and enjoy a good cigar.
You don't have to give it all up, just come over to the good side of the Force.
I asked my PCP during an exam if he would believe I smoked up to 5 or 6 cigars a day and he was surprised based on my exam and physical. I have a chit ton of other serious medical issues but the cigars aren't a factor.
IMHO if you deny yourself something it ends up being all you want, just keep it sane and it's all good.