Quitting Smoking

I'm going to quit. 

I've just ordered one of those electronic cigs from VIP. My boyfriend told me I had to spend quite a bit on them or I'd be inhaling rat poison which I didn't fancy. I don't know how well I'm going to do. I've been smoking since I was 16 so.. 6 years... I didn't have one on my way to work this morning, which is a cigarette I thought I wouldn't be able to go without so its looking promising!

I just know I'm going to be like the devil without cigarettes. Next weekend my friend is coming home from London for a night out, and I'm dreading drinking without having one. Any tips? Should I be doing this with patches?

http://www.vipelectroniccigarette.co.uk/e-cigarette-executive-starter-kit-p-43.html