I’m a member of the having quit smoking cigs community you speak of. 20+ years. No e cigs.
We long time members of that community didnt have the option of ecigs, so I guess what I’m suggesting is that maybe the terms of the discussion have changed a bit. You can quit using the cancer sticks but can continue to feed your craving. An addict but not a smoker.
I quit and unquit all the time. I don’t see changes in delivery is quitting. Except maybe the patch because there’s a whole step down plan there, but even then that’s kind of extending the active verb and the person hasn’t quit until they’re off the patch. Maybe I’m just too miserly with praise.