I used to smoke cigs and quit. It was more of a mental thing with me. I didn't seem to have much of a physical dependency for them even though I used to smoke alot. It was more of a habit and a social thing. I just quit cold turkey. It's really hard if your drinking and everybody else is smoking, that's when I start to fiend for one. The patch helped a couple of my friends fight off the cravings and eventually quit.

also they are just so damn bad for you. just do some research and listen to some of those people talk through the box. or the ones that are so addicted they are smoking through a hole in their throat after they had a tracheatomy.