I'd say my answer to your vice.is .. weaning is the way.... I’ve smoked from 14 onwards, gave up cigs for a while and then subbed for the herbal weed.. but remembered how I gave up. I weaned myself.
That is only smoke when absolutely gagging for it... but most importantly only a few puffs of the cig.. put it out...save the butt for next time. (they taste absolutely disgusting when lit up again..)
When next gagging for a cig, Re light last cig.. taste and tell yourself it’s disgusting. Most importantly only smoke enough to fix th craving... but still tell yourself it’s disgusting..” do not smoke past the disgusting part.”otherwise .your taste will become accustomed to it, and you will start to like it and need more...
Every time you really need a cig. Do the above.. but each time only smoke just a few puffs less is better if you can.!but keep tellin yourself it tastes disgusting.
It does taste absolutely horrible for the first few puffs... just don’t go pass this.. after a while you will light the butt and just put it out after the first puff.. make sure you say why am I doing this it’s horrible.
This worked for me.. ymmv...
there’s no time limit in giving up,,, look at it as a less amount each week and then less each month..
a lot of people slip back into smoking by being offered cigs from smokers. Each time offered just say thankyou, but I’m giving up.. if I want one I will ask..
It’s hard at first then becomes a bit easier, and every now and again you have to remind yourself how many days you have not had a few puffs. This does become longer each time if you keep reminding yourself..
For me it was 2 days, 1day 2days 3days 5days 2days 5 days... Etc. then a week... then I had to beat a week without a puff.. then 2weeks then more and more..yes I’d slip up, but only a few puffs and it was horrible each time..
(The most horrible are the relite cigs, they taste like an ashtray)
That work for me... but what works for you maybe different. The key bit is finding other things to do when the crave comes.
Now I,m a hater of smokers smoke .
But what other do is up to them...
That my 2c