smoking

[SammySack]

I smoked a pack a day for over 12 years.  I took Chantix to quit.  I haven't had a single puff in One Year, Three Months and Fourteen Days.  I never had any of the side effects or problems that have been reported, aside from being nauseous a few times in the morning.  I took the pills for the full 12 weeks, probably could have stopped after 6 weeks.  It really made quitting very easy for me. 

The only time I miss smoking is when I'm drinking 

[causeofkaos]

i quit when i started reading this thread now im gonna go outside and smoke.

[androgynous]

it's been 18 months after 3+ years of smoking Marlboro reds
the reason i quit was for my first son

[cbartlett419]

I quit for two years about 3 years ago then started again last year. In Louisiana I can still get a pack for $5.05 ttl and when that number moves to the $6.xx mark I'll quit again.

[yotogi]

Almost 2 years ago I quit cigarette smoking cold turkey. I was a pack a day full-flavor menthol guy for 15 years.

After about a year quit, I started having a cigar or my pipe about once a week, but have not really had any desire to smoke cigarettes again. I think that while I was physically addicted, the habitual stuff was the worst of it for me personally.

The first 3-4 weeks are a private hell. Send away people you love while you detox, have a good support network, and hang in there!

[Scottish]

I quit when I turned 30, about 3 1/2 years ago. I briefly started about again from Nov 08 - Feb 09 but I kicked it again.

I quit cold turkey both times. The first time was hell, I worked in a club(back when you could smoke in them) so I was surrounded the whole time.

The second time I was familiar with the tricks your mind will play to get you to light up so it was easier to resist.

[Randimus Maximus]

"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times."

- Mark Twain

[angler]

I'm excellent at quitting - I do it all the time.