That’s not universal.
I smoked a pack a day for many years. When I quit, first time I started again when I lived somewhere everyone smokes.
When I quit again I quit, and after a couple years the cravings went away almost entirely.
Every once in a while I’ll catch a whiff and have a momentary relapse, but it’s gone for the most part.
Cigarettes can be beat.
To any smokers out there trying: I say just: Beat them. Do it. Do not hesitate. And do not give up.
Ever.
I quit after only 8 years of smoking but those years were 12 to 20, and I smoked a lot.
I never had a craving once, except a couple of dreams where I was smoking.
It’s important to have something else to do with the hands and the mind. The physical addiction is over with very quickly.