I smoked for 35 years, not smoking now for 6 years. I still think of myself as a smoker. I know just one and I'd be back at the 2 packs a day hell.
Same thing with myself I always told my friends if we were at a bar and they caught me smoking (after I had quit of course) they could hit me :lol: I think once you quit and get the nicitone out of your system it's just the mindset that is your challenge. To anyone who is struggling with quitting then picking up the habbit again it's a sign that you are not fully in the right mindset to STAY quit.
What really helped motivate myself to quit smoking after 5 years was coming across a video explaining how the "benefits of smoking" are actually NEGATIVE's!!!! Let me explain it quickly.
Smoking relaxes you... FALSE smoking nicotine increases your body dependency on that drug! meaning your body get's nervious when the drug is not in your body stream! the feeling of becoming relaxed is ONLY because you are used to injecting that drug into your blood stream (via smoking) Your body is dependent on that drug and freeing your body from depending on that drug will lower your costs (because the drug is not needed) and decrease your dependency! plus in a SHTF event unless you live next to a tobacco field do you think your gonna have a supply?

Might be easier to give it up now than in a SHTF event so THEN in the event you can have a clear and focused mind!
Social aspects of smoking are again negative. You don't NEED to smoke to be able to communicate with other smokers. Plus if you are a smoker and your smoking your discouraging NON-smokers from communicating with YOU! As there is not by far more NON-smokers than smokers these days so your socialization decreases with smoking!
Any other "benefit" of smoking feel free to let me know... because I will shoot it down 6 different ways before it can fall to the ground

Maybe I am over the top on this subject but I have a passion for this topic because I'm glad I had people to encourage me when I was going through it... I can't tell you how wonderful it was just to talk to sombody who went through the same dam thing and to be able to say "it's just so F*in hard!" sure did help me!
There was a point in my life I would do anything for a pack of Camels Turkish Jades! Being that they discontinued them did help me to quit a bit

But I know they still sell them in cigar shops or at least a few years ago they did. Either way keep on trying and ALL of you who want to quit need to plan it! you have to be in the right mind set!!! I honstly think having the right mindset is 75% of it while dependency on Nicotine itself is only 25%
Having the right mindset is what will make or break your attempt to quit or define if in fact you will quit for good! Think of any reason why you should continue to smoke! Go ahead I dare you ALL to think of any reason you should smoke (long term reason) Because when you realize there is not a f***ing reason at ALL that you should continue you will start to progress to the correct mindset and be ready to quit. Like building your muscles once work them enough they will be stronger!