Don't touch another cigarette, stick of nicotine gum or any other crutch. Just stop smoking. Period. You got the best advice you will ever get from "s&r". As soon as you *believe* you are a "non-smoker" you have won the battle. I smoked four packs a day at one time and quit five years ago. It only took two weeks before I disliked the smell of cigarette smoke and had absolutely no interest in going back. (BTW, lots of carrots and lots of diet soda in the fridge helped. Much of the "addiction" is to the physical movement of your hand up to your mouth).