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Grats, It took me a year of trying and patches to be able to rid my self of the bad habit. Haven't smoked in 5 years.

Congratulations and, as someone who's allergic to cigarette smoke, thank you!

How did you do it ? External help ?

Not OP, but I would recommend Chantix/Champix. It's like quitting on easy mode.

Sorry for the really late reply but what helped me in the end was "The easy way" by Allen Carr

Congratulations!