I smoked my last ciggy 10 years ago next March and though I would never say quitting was easy it was'nt the ordeal I imagined it would be.I decided to try nicotine substitute gum but after only one piece I realised that the only way for me to succeed was to go cold turkey.
However I carried 4 pieces of gum with me for the next 6 months my theory was that if the pressure got too much and I felt about to crack my lifeline was the gum.I would be able to satisfy the craving and I could still call myself a non-smoker.Just as a by the way I smoked 20 cigs a day, 20cigs x 7 days x 52 weeks x 9 years = 65520 cigarettes that I have not smoked since I quit and thats gotta help the old pump and bellows.