I've been a 3+ pack a day smoker for 35+ years. Haven't had a smoke for 45 hours.

RSie said

For the last 6 years or so I've been rolling my own with pipe tobacco. Cost is about $1.20 a pack, as they don't tax pipe or cigar tobacco like they do cig tobacco.. congressmen want their cigars and pipes cheap. So, about $3.00 a day.. it's still $90 a month though.

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I started when I was like 15 or 16 , I am now 53. Dec 22 2016, I was at work getting short of breath for no reason. afternoon break came and I took that pack of cigarettes , stuck them in a vise, and proceeded to compact them into " ultra thin 100's" . I made up my mind that I was DONE. I went to my doctor and found that I had GERDS, and after a bunch of tests, my lungs and heart are still good after a pack and a half a day for 30 years. I was also prescribed 25 mg of zoloft to take the edge off my anxiety from quitting cold turkey. the first 2 weeks were a little rough, but now I don't even think about it. I can stand right next to an ashtray with a burning cigarette and it doesn't bother me one iota. in fact , it kind of grosses me out. YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO JUST BE DONE LOL