I managed to stop by using the nicotine patches. Started off with the 10mg patches for 4 days, didn,t even bother to reduce the strenght of the patch, for the next 4 days two 10mg patches cut in halve , the last 4 days 1 patches cut in 4 pieces and I,m off smoking now for a month.
The biggest thing about stop smoking is that you have to do it for yourself and not for anybody else. You need to get your mind right and stop when you are ready , not when a Buddy , Girlfriend or a group decide it now the time to stop .
Once you've stopped like me now , forever be on alert not to fall for a "just one " for old time sake , it does not work , not even a drag from anybody at anytime.
Goodluck.