Sent this to a member, decided to post:
Check out modernsmoke.com
You can get a starter kit for $20, and use promo code: FRITZ, it'll get you $5 off, takes care of tax and shipping.
I was trying to wean my gf off of them for a while, and this did the job. She was at 8 a day when I met her less than a year ago, she quit before 2012 with this.
It's heated water vapor with nicotine in it, so it kills the urge and it looks and feels like you're smoking. You can get max strength nicotine, etc. Or smoke or menthol flavored.
She quit, it works. Buy one. One cartirdge lasts a week, and a refill of cartridges for like $15 lasts months. Gotta be cheaper than smoking too.
Ps, nicotine is only as bad as caffiene.