I quit smoking quite by accident. I started smoking when I was 20 years old in the Army stationed in Korea. Both my parents smoked but I never had an urge until I was in the service because everybody smoked and cigarettes were only $1.70 a carton at the PX. I became a chain smoker, 3 packs a day for 36 years. I loved smoking so much and I had already decided that I would smoke until I die.
Then in 2006 my wife came home with a prescription for a new drug called Chantix from our family doctor. I thought I would amuse her and get the prescription filled. I started taking the drug on Thursday and on Saturday when I only had a couple of packs left, I usually would make a cigarette run to buy a carton at WaWa's, this time however I didn't have the urge. When my smokes ran out on Sunday I never smoked again. That was six years ago and was the best thing I've ever done.
Chantix is nothing like the nicotine patches or gum or anything else. It is a pill that cuts off the sensors in the brain that grave cigarettes. The only negative was I did get nightmares but I figured that was worth it for all the good benefits. I only filled the prescription once for 30 days even though they say if you quit you should continue on the drug for 3 or 4 months, but i had enough of the nightmares and I wasn't smoking. Now I only wished I had never started smoking.
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