Martin.

I feel for you man, really i do. Quitting smoking was the hardest thing i have ever done. I will be five years smoke free this febraury. I was a smoker, pack a day for the best part of 20 years.

I dont care what any one tells you, you cannot quite smoking because people tell you to, asks you to, scares you to. The reasons to quit have to come form within. My wife was onto me to quit smoking for years, but it wasnt until i saw the pictures of my children growing inside her that i reallised i wanted to be around to see them grow up. That is when i quit.

If its any help i used the three stage patch system. I know i have heard many say the patches dont work but they did for me. However, i didnt follow the guidlines on the box. I used step one for months and months. Every day putting a new patch on. The first few months were hard, but after a while i started to do OK. Then i went to step two, and again every day i would replace the patch. After a while i came to figure out that i had forgoton to change patches. I would wear the same patch for a few days some times a week. Then one day i noticed i didnt have a patch on and i didnt want a ciggie. I would guess and say that in total i was on the patches for about 6 months.

I wish you luck man, getting off ciggerettes is hard, really hard. But it can be done. But you gotta stick with it. Good luck.

Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able Seller of fine automobiles. Jaguar, Land Rover, Porsche of Chattanooga 423-424-4000