Smoking - how did you quit?

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6. A combination of the patch and online support.

I didn't do the patches as per the package though. I used them for a 3-4 weeks and got off of them pretty much after that.

It took me a long time to quit, but I'm over 10 years without now. Keys for me were planning in advance and using a support website. A couple weeks before I started reading posts and suggestions there and talking with other smokers. You need to plan in advance what you are going to do when the urges hit, smoke breaks at work, stressful situations, that first time in a bar, etc. For me the hard part was the psychological part. Nicotine was a bit tough at first, but the patches helped with that. Pick a quit date a couple weeks away and plan your week so you avoid going to wherever you usually buy your cigs, so you don't give in on a whim. Reward your successes somehow. And whenever you think about smoking, remember the rich assholes running the tobacco companies and lobbying Republicans to keep smoking unregulated. You know none of those guys smoke but they have no problem selling you an addictive, deadly drug.