8/20/2009 4:16:34 AM Once a person decides that it’s high time he or she stopped smoking, it is best to start sooner rather than later. However, how do you quit smoking, when you have been smoking for a number of years? Smoking is a very difficult addiction to break because tobacco contains the substance called nicotine which is addictive to both the mind and body.

Ways to stop smoking can be found in many places and there are also various kinds of medication that can be prescribed. Many smokers are given nicotine replacements such as nicotine gums, nicotine patches, lozenges, inhalers, etc.