Emachine9643: how did you quit? any advice?
tinyE: It's hard to explain, an this going to sound really silly, but one day, I just didn't want to smoke anymore. My desire to never have another cigarette became all encompassing and the cravings couldn't hold up to that. I haven't had one since,
I can tell anyone no familiar with addiction, those commercials don't work. :P Threats of cancer and pictures of people with half of their throats removed don't work. If you don't want to quit with every ounce of your being, then you never will.
Quite true. I smoked for 25+ years, started on tailors, then move to roll my own. I stopped for one year then went back. Then 3 years ago I started only smoking when I went to the pub (which was a lot :o), and then Jan2015 I just said thats it, no more. Not had one since, and I don't miss it most of the time, perhaps a bit when out at the pub but there we go. Quiting is pretty easy, continuing that (depending on lifestyle) can be difficult, but going over to looking like a pillock with a vape machine, or chucking pills down your neck really is just moving it to something else which will one day be just as dangerous for you (once they have done the studies).