How did you give up smoking?

Question:

Anyone managed to stop and stay stopped, What worked for you?
Zyban has been the best so far. Lasted 8 months.
(And to the non smoking never smoked readers of this, yes we've all seen the rotten lungs, the lung cancer suffers and the orphaned kids. So no patronising shock tactics because the dont work)

Answers:
Allen Carr and Easyway - because, you know, it is very easy, does not cost a bomb, does not require will-power, does not mean weight gain, does not mean irritability, no replacement therapy, gives you the right attitude about smoking (i.e. pro-quitting rather than the socially enforced anti-smoking), and you enjoy quitting.

Other Answers:
willpower.

cut down one a day and see if that works if not talk to your doctor I just gave it up instantly.

cold turkey , yes its killing me some days , 17 weeks now an it feels like yesterday the smoke was slipping down my lungs, the cravings r still there but only some one trying to give up would understand, gave up once be4 14 years ago but i was or still is a heavy smoker 30 2 40 a day

There are lots of so-called 'aids' on the market, and I tried most of them from hypnosis (made me smoke more) to chewing gum (which eventually pulled some fillings) Willpower is the only thing that really works.
I know exactly what you mean about shock tactics - they don't work for you beacause they are all things which have/are happening to other people which you are unable to identify with. I worked in a hospital for years and saw all of this but it wasn't until I was diagnosed with the veins of a 60 year old when I was 37 after my first stroke - it made me think, in a positive way , about how I could improve my chances of having a life worth living.
I seriously looked at how I could improve my wealth, maintain my fitness, my looks and my independence. I wanted more time for life, Stopping smoking just became a small challenge amongst many. I stopped going to pubs to avoid association with smoking, bought a better car, started saving - I now have holidays, whereas before, I could never afford it. The doctor (after 3 years) is finally cutting down my medication. Find something you want badly enough and focus on that. There is no quick fix and nothing in life that is worth doing is ever easy.

eh. I didn't, unfortunately.

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