Hello MadHatter, love your name, and I noticed you're in Jolly Old England, my favourite place in the world!!! I agree with you that cold turkey and this web site is the best and most effective way to go. I am 51, have smoked 20 or more a day for 37 years, with many, many quit attempts. The longest quit was 3 months but I used nicotine gum, which as we have learned here, is only dragging out the agony of withdrawal! Today is my first day on the board, I am very excited as well to be given membership. Part of the draw for me was that if I have another puff, out I go into the netherworld!!! Today, I will not smoke, One Day At A Time!
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