I smoked for 25 years, about 25 per day, and loved it.
Tried cold turkey about five times, but only lasted 2 weeks to 2 months.
On my 40th birthday I changed tactics.
I stopped smoking in my house and in my car, and I cut back to 15 a day.
I cut back each birthday after that, and went to zero on my 45th birthday.
Going from 25 a day to 5 a day was not hard.
Going from 5 to zero was tough.
I've been smoke free for 14 years.
After the first year, thank goodness, the desire to smoke completely disappeared.
It's a hell of an addiction, isn't it? It's amazing to me that it took a whole year for your craving to completely disappear. Nicotine is one powerful drug.
One of the most attractive attributes of the e-cigarette method is that long-term smokers are reporting a complete cessation of addiction in only a couple of weeks. And that is without having to go through the horrible withdrawal symptoms.
Amazing. I'm ready to do this. Even after 40 years of smoking, I still enjoy it, but I realize that I'm pushing my luck with my health at this point.