Do you smoke cigarettes? (95)

I smoke, have for 30 years, regret ever starting, and want to quit when stress levels dissipate a bit for me. I've never wanted to quit before, so my efforts at quitting have never been successful. I tried to quit several times after being badgered to do it.

I recently read a story online somewhere about a 102-year old woman who wanted to quit smoking. She talked to her doctor about it at her annual checkup. He told her that her health was fine, she had no problems, and she'd been smoking for 95 years, so why quit now?

My daughter and I are considering trying the electronic cigarettes. You get the nicotine to satisfy your addiction (and it comes in different strengths so you can actually cut down your nicotine intake levels), but there is no smoke, no smell, no ashes, no butts, no other chemicals. Due to the nature of the electronic cigarette, you can smoke them in places where smoking has been banned, including restaurants and airplanes. We'll try it and see.

Congrats to those who have quit. More power to those who would like to quit. And keep on keeping on to those who want to continue to smoke. I understand.

I've tried the nicotine ingestion products before. They didn't work. I think the electronic cigarettes will satisfy not only the nicotine addiction, but also the physical act of smoking. I have found in previous efforts to quit that I didn't have a major problem with going cold turkey, except for the lack of that physical act of lighting up and smoking. My hands seemed to be searching for something to do.