Post #33388
2025-12-05 16:04 UTC
Nicotine. Started as a kid, 25y ago. Smoked for about 18y, then switched to vaping when it was new. Started lowering my mg over the last few years, until I hit 0mg late last year, then put that down. Of course, stress doesn’t want to let me fully stop and I’ve learned that after all that time I can’t lean on just one cessation aid. But a combo of patch+inhaler+the right company have mad it easier to not think about as much. Hopefully I can keep that trend going 🤞
Replies (4)
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@dontsayaword@piefed.social 2025-12-05 16:53
Good luck friend, I had a very similar progression and after decades of addiction, I am now over 2 years without any smoking or vaping. You can do it.
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@xyguy@startrek.website 2025-12-05 17:03
Just quit nicotine again for the 3rd total time. Sucks a lot. And I feel like the nicotine pouches are significantly more addictive than cigarettes or tobacco ever were. My secret this time was nicotine lozenges. They taste so terrible that it even overcame the positive association I have with nicotine. Good luck out there!
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@jif@piefed.ca 2025-12-05 22:25
“It’s easy to quit smoking. I’ve done it hundreds of times." Mark Twain
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@WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2025-12-06 10:24
I’m 10 years without a smoke- I still want one every time I have a beer at the bar or a morning coffee.