Quitting smoking: Tapering off

[trof]

7 Years ago Alabama raised tobacco taxes...again.
That pissed me off.
I was already paying about $65/carton.
(And that was just stupid, I know.)
The tax increase (on something people were ADDICTED to) was just wrong.
So I said "Fuck it, I'm not paying.&quot

First I decided not to let the tobacco company dictate my dose.
I realized that I didn't have to smoke a whole cig to get satisfaction.
A half a cig would do.
So I had just cut my consumption in half.
I continued to whittle it down.
I found that maybe half a dozen leisurely puffs was plenty with a cup of coffee or a drink of Scotch.

Eventually I got to the point where ONE (1) cig would last all day.
Take a puff or two, put it out.
Relight the next time I felt the need.

Finally I got down to a butt with a couple of puffs left, then put it out, and QUIT.

I'll be honest. I had a few (very few) pangs, but they were easily overcome.
It worked for me, maybe it will work for you.
PS: Not buying cigs gave me about a $280/mo. pay raise.