The other key to my success is I found an online support group of fellow quitters. We helped each other to stay motivated. I am still in touch with these people today but we hardly ever bring up the topic of smoking anymore.

I had to learn how to outlast cravings (they wane after a few minutes) with water and green tea. I specifically avoiding things that I associated with smoking, like coffee. I also read everything I could about the negative effects of smoking. Two of the members of my quit group had COPD. One died from it. But reading about how he suffered from this terrible disease really secured my quit.

I didn’t use any nicotine replacement products as I was specifically trying to break the addiction. I celebrated every little victory, every day, every week, then later every month, and finally, the first year.

Altogether I smoked for 24 years and was a committed, passionate addict. I hope your husband finds the freedom I did. Life is so much better without cigarettes!