[Squidward]

I quit 10/16/2010. I had some stints of quitting for a few years, and then starting again for a couple. For me personally, it was more of a social trap. Having a drink, post meal, post sex, break at work, at the end of a work day, drive home, etc. - all the usual mental triggers of "time for a smoke".

Once I was able to get past those mental barriers, it wasn't a problem. The night I quit, my wife and I smoked our brains out until the smokes were all gone. We must have put away a solid 3 packs between the two of us just that night. And then it was cold turkey.

During the first few weeks, it was tough knowing what to do with all the extra time I had previously devoted to smoke time. And the crappy thing about it was that I was bored silly, and I didn't feel like doing anything!

Glad I left it behind. And yes, I still puzzle over why young people still flock to cigs, from a sociological perspective. It makes me wonder if they are subconsciously flaunting their youthful immortality, or maybe some kind of rebellion? I can't even answer that for myself.