Yea it seems that getting sick was the key. Before I went in the hospital I threw them away cause I was hacking but didn't know I had pneumonia. Afterwords, I just couldn't stand the thought of smoking anything

by the way the docs did a full lung scan when I was in the hospital. He said they are in great shape for smoking so many years so it was a good thing to quit while I was ahead .. all he found was the Pneumonia on the scan . Long term problems from smoking can occur anytime but at least for now, the scans were fine and pneumonia is fixable. No desire to fall off the wagon .. especially at 10 bucks a pack here in New York State. No one can afford it unless you go to the reservation and they are trying to change that law.