You can do this. All it takes is a real desire to quit, and then the commitment to follow through and not smoke again. For some, cold turkey works; For others NRTs like patches, inhalers, and gum work. For me, I achieved success with Chantix.

And stay on this message board. There are lots of people here with great ideas who offer LOTS of encouragement!

Good choice to quit,your right look at the cost of a pk, then what good do they do, go up in smoke. I quit cold turkey, I had no side effects, 100 safe. Cravings was mild. You can do it. Good luck

Keep coming here and read everything you can get your hands on.
To add to the recommendation of Tselani, I read a book by Allen Carr "the easyway to quit smoking" and I have not had a cigarette in 16 days. I feel better than ever. You can do this!! Remember, come back and read everything...it really is helpful. Best of luck in your quit!

I quit cold turkey and clawed the walls in a state of borderline insanity for three days, and I would do it again to feel this free! Those first 3 days are the toughest, but it gets better every day. What helps is to remember that nicotine has programed our brains (both physically and subconsciously) to think that cigarettes are advantageous, if not crucial, to our survival - and when we don't have them, we go into a state of panic. It's actually kind of scary to think that a person's own mind can be working against them, but that is the nature of addiction. Keep reminding yourself of the truth: you do not need those cigarettes, it is all a lie induced by a powerful drug. You are stronger than you think:)

Hi Zach,
I too quit with Chantix. I started taking it on June 78and smoked my last on June 12 so I am better than 4 mos. quit. I highly recommend Chantix as by the 5th day of taking it I had lost the desire to smoke and quit on the 5th day and have absolutely no desire, whatsoever to smoke. I have now been off for over a month and still have no desire to smoke. You can do it! God Bless
Robin in Massachusetts

I know exactly what you're going through. I use to do it a lot. You would wake up one day and think to yourself 'Right , that's it, I'm never going to touch a cigarette again' and then the next day when you are around someone smoking you would say to yourself 'Who am I kidding, I enjoy smoking, there's nothing wrong with it. It's what i do...' And then the inevitable happens once you convince yourself that you aren't doing anything wrong by smoking... What you have to remember is that it is addiction speaking when you are trying to convince yourself that it's good to smoke and you need to try and ignore it. Whenever you get temted to smoke, just try to focus your attention elsewhere, or really think deeply about the concept of smoking - let's inhale smoke so we smell bad, lose money and get cancer' you know?. I haven'tsmoked for 8 days now and I feel great and I know exactly what you mean about being more energetic when you quit. Its because you feel you have a new lease of life and your happy that you've quit. Don't you want that feeling to last? One thin that helps me is exercise. I've went jogging a lot since I quit and its much more effective than patches. It really helps you appreciate the feeling of good health...

If you want to quit now..then you will want to quit the rest of your life. I have been a wanna be quitter for over 20 years. Always wanting to quit. This time is for good!!! I have had a few episodes of not being able to breath (for a few seconds) when flat on my back that have scared me into quitting. It feels like I am suffocating and it sucks.
I quit once and started again when I was around a co worker who smoked. She gave me one of hers. Two months later SHE quit and stuck with it!!
So remember that the smokers you are around now will be the quitters too!
It's annoying to quit but it doesn't hurt!

You CAN quit the smokes if you really want to. Hang in there & hang out here. Give it another go. Maybe the next time you try will be the time you make it through. DON'T QUIT TRYING TO QUIT!!!