At the very least, nicotine-free e-cigarettes allow people addicted to cigarettes to maintain the habit of smoking -- going outside, taking the mental break associated with cigarettes -- but without the damage of actual smoke or nicotine.
I smoked a pack a day for over 10 years and quit cold turkey without any patches or vaping.
The mental break thing is definitely real. I highly recommend just going outside. Maybe do a couple of laps around the block.
We have decades of data showing that isn't the case.
No, you know that most people who attempt to quit "cold turkey" decide that quitting smoking permanently isn't as important as relieving their current symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. Its a minor point but an important distinction.
...guess what they get with ecigs? A far safer alternative which allows them to continue their nicotine habit and enjoy the pleasures of smoking. So you're in support of ecigs now?
Of course, that's not the reality. every single one of your arguments are hypothetical metaphors that have no connection to the facts of the issue at hand. You have no practical solutions. You're only answer is for people to 'toughen up'. Quite the problem solver you are.
The reason most people fail to quit isn't because they are weak, or anything like that. It's simply because they don't want to really quit.
I know of 6 people (including myself) who quit cold turkey after many years. The only thing we had in common was we were serious about quitting. One other person I knew who quit used the patch, but she was separate from the 6.
It is, which is why ecigs are so great and why patches and gum have largely failed.