Heavy sigh....last cigarette 11/10/06 in the morning before I went to my dental cleaning.....I've mentioned I'm using the NRT lozenges, like 3 or 4 a day- which is not according to the "instructions", rulebreaker that I am. . Also reading and re-reading the Alan Carr material, which is really helping me to hold on to "the lie" of nicotine addiction ( i.e smoking is relaxing, etc.). I've tried cold turkey before, and I just run out to buy cigarettes. The crazy part is that nicotine addiction is so "mental", meaning with alcohol or heroin, cocaine, people truly get physically sick and unstable during detox/withdrawal....I HATE it that nicotine just has me so fooled.
I worked in drug/alcohol treatment for many years,sober and clean myself for 20 years- here's what I say to anyone who's trying to let go of any kind of addiction (including myself with these f^%&%in' cigarettes)... Keep stopping till you stay stopped, get support, "ask for help", never give up. There is no wrong way to quit, if it works, and it's never to late to start to stop.

It's really good to hear the other opinions, thoughts and motivations here.

"Let your soul shine, It's better than sunshine, It's better than moonshine, ****** sure better than rain." -ABB