Ever had trouble quitting smoking?

My step dad quit last year because he had ot have surgery. He couldn't smoke 2 months before or 2 months after the surgery so he could heal properly(hip replacent surgery) and they figured if he could stop that long why go bck to it. I don't know about the genetic side of it but I do know if it is what a person wants and not what others want it makes a big difference. Because it helps if you want it bad enough or have reason enough to quit. Like my dad broke his hip and it was either to continue smoking and live in alot of pain(they messed the first hip replacement up which they'd done a year prior to the next one)and not be able to walk or to quit and be able to walk again. Thankfully he chose right. It is a bit like dieting you have to totally focus on it and make it a high priority in life to do it no matter what..Of couyrse they will be a few slip up but if you keep a steady course on the prize then it makes it easier. I just wish my 3 pack a day husband would stop smoking.

Well, I work in the medical field and I hear from people who just can't quit. I think we should just close down the industry and then we'll save billions in healthcare costs.

I was a chain smoker for many years. I know it is very hard to quit. But, I made it. I was successful quitting it. I had a serious soar throat problem. That was so unbearable. So, that prompted me to quit. It was just straight determination. First I tried reducing, but that didn't work. Then I just made my self to stop smoking for one soild day. Success ! The next step was , I told myself " Now that you can stop one solid day, why not just stop it foever ? " And, I did it. It is now gone forever ! You might want to try my way. Best wishes to you.

i come from a family with a history of addiction and i have had trouble quitting smoking each and every time i quit. i'm about to embark on another quit cycle. so wish me luck. i'm 28 and have been smoking off and on for 12 years... i know i have no willpower and i'm a bored smoker... but i still do it..

People have to really WANT to quit before they'll be successful at it. I enjoy smoking, myself, and so do most other smokers. More power to the ones that want to quit, and all the best in your endeavors. I'm personally trying to quit smoking in my day-to-day life, and it isn't easy. I have some Nicorette, just in case I can't do "cold turkey" every single day. I babysit a couple of kids, and the pay is enough to put gas in my car OR buy my cigs. Which do you think I've chosen? Plus, I'm not comfortable smoking around my own son, much less other people's kids. So now I only smoke when my husband and I go out to a local karaoke bar with our friends. Even then, I don't smoke much. Evidently science has proven that smoking is bad for you...