Cold turkey is the most effective way to quit, but reducing your number of cigarettes is still better than nothing
If they just try to quit on their own without support, the rates are generally a lot lower, around 5 percent, said Nicola Lindson-Hawley, an addictions specialist at University of Oxford, and the lead author of the study
Have cough lozenges and over-the-counter (OTC) medication on hand for nausea, cough, and other flu-like symptoms you may experience
Still, putting this study's e-cig findings in the best possible light, the e-cig use category producing the greatest number of ex-smokers was "Cold Turkey" with 16 (again, defined as "gave up cigarettes all at once")
9 / 13 Many people try several times before giving up cigarettes for good