0:00, 30 Jun 2021 SMOKING is a habit that many of us wish we could pack in and scientists have now revealed the best way for you to stub cigarettes out for good. Nicotine replacements have previously been hailed as one of the best ways to stop smoking, but researchers now say e-cigarettes do a better job. 2 Researchers have revealed the best way to give up smokingCredit: Getty Experts at Queen Mary University in London enrolled 137 smokers onto a study who had previously been unable to stop smoking with conventional treatments. The participants were given either an eight week supply of nictotine replacements of their choice, or an e-cigarette starter pack.