Well I just saw the advertisement on a billboard today coming home from getting my hubby at work. I came to this site obviously because I know I need to quit and I have tried several times with no success. My mom has quit for 2 years now after about 45 years of smokin and a lady who was never sick a day in her life has now become sickly alot since quitting... She just had a left kidney removed that they found was full of cancer (Thank God we found it). But her doctor honestly told her that she had never been sick in her life until she quit smoking and that for the 1st time in his life he thought maybe she should start back so she could get well. This scares me about quitting because I have had 3 back surgeries in 3 years and finally they fused my back but with degenerative disc disease I will have several more. I have a disabled 19 year old still at home that i will care for till I am no longer able to, a hubby who smokes (not just cigarrettes but has another addiction) and also he is an alcoholic. I do not drink or use recreational drugs but have always said if smoking is my worst habit the im doing fairly well. WRONG! I know better...I am overweight also and my breathing as I get older is more labored and I know I need to quit, I want to quit, but I am scared to quit! It is like the only thing I feel i do for me everyday and although it is unhealthy it is still the only thing I do for me, the only money i spend on myself, ect.... So therefore the thought of giving up my security blanket (which I think it is) it a very scary thought for me. Please give me all the input you can and I promise I will read it and consider what I am told but, I know this is gonna be a long hard journey but, it needs to be done so i can enjoy playing with my grandson! Thanks and may God bless each and everyone of yall!