Start by spending time on whyquit.com and reading all the reasons why you want to quit, best of luck and keep coming back here for support!!!

Make sure you are quitting for you and nobody else, unless you have a child of course. After 27 years of this dirty habit, I have had enough, day 5 on Zyban and my quit day is 12th November. Take each hurdle as and when they come, keep reminding yourself why you want to quit and the consequences if you do not, good luck x

Shell7 gave good advice. You got to really want to quit. I never prepare, got up and quit cold turkey, been 4months, 5 days. It sure can be done. Good luck

1) pick a quit date.
2) throw away ashtrays, cigs, lighters right before bed the night before your quit.
(**If you are taking meds make sure your quit date corresponds with when the Dr. told you it should be)
3) make a plan before your quit as to what you will do when you get a craving (for example in the car I will suck on hard candy that I will leave in the front seat, when I am around my smoker friends I will drink a lot of water....etc.)
4. follow the plan and adjust the plan as you learn what works and what does not.
5. keep a journal
6. keep coming to this sight and reading and hopefully you will continue to get encouragement here
7. realize before you start it will be hard, stressful, mood altering (for a short amount of time) but comment yourself to this quit.
8. Smile and believe in your self.... I believe in you!

Right on csp!!!, I'm here now at this moment b/c 70 days later I need the support, thankyou! Having some challenges but will remain quit!

Read through the old posts on this site and see what different people have said about what worked for them. I found that really helpful. Understand that quitting is different for everybody - although there are recommendations, there is no "right" or "wrong" way to go about quitting - think about what will work best for you and go for it.

thank you all..... i am just sorting out a quit day and will let you know when that is

the nicoderm patch I think they call it , worked for me. I been smoke free for 3 years because of it. I was up to 5 packs a day when I quit

DON"T QUIT for anyone else other than YOURSELF.
People told me all the time I needed to quit smoking. THe more they said that to me the more I smoked. It was kinda revengeful type of thing...(lol)
I finally decided I had enough of the habit and quit.
Have been quit now for 48 days.
Let us know when you decide and we will be here for ya!

I am on day 70 after 30 years of smoking. It was tough but I did (and still do) a lot of reading. To make things easier on the first 3 days of my quit, I took down curtains, and went on a cleaning spree. I kept myself so busy the first week that I didn't have time to think about a cigarette. Do it for you and trust me, you'll be happy you did. Good Luck!

make sure that it is for you. get rid of all your ash trays and clean out your car. stay away from people that smoke for a little whie, at least until you get a grip on it. then have patience and pray and definatly have a support system. that helps!!