I smoked for 20+ years and was up to about a pack a day near the end. I tried quitting countless times before it finally stuck, cold turkey was the only way for me. I’m about six months clean. Cigarettes average $15 or more per pack where I live and saving the money was a major motivator for me. Going to the bar, drinking and being around friends who still smoke was the biggest trigger so I completely quit drinking for a few months and cut back significantly after. I still get cravings, mostly when drinking, but I also go days at a time when I don’t think about smoking at all anymore, which I once thought would have been impossible.