[jdstafford]

This- but if exercise isn't your thing, find SOMETHING to do. I was a pack-a-day smoker from age 13 to 23, and the thing that kept me going back to it was idleness. Once I started finding ways to stay busy ALL THE TIME, I was able to quit. For me that busy-all-the-time threshold was crossed by working split shifts and doing martial arts. You have to find your own way, but just stay busy!

[caw]

I don't smoke, but one thing I noticed from being around people who smoke and have tried to quit is it doesn't work to hang out with smokers. I've seen 2 people take it back up after quitting, and another who has been trying to quit but he interacts with a group of 6-8 guys who all smoke. While they're cool with him trying to quit, it's probably very hard for him to actually keep from lighting up when all of them are standing around talking, and almost all of them are actively smoking.