I quit smoking in 1993. I, like you, liked smoking, so when my husband at the time said we had to quit my heart was not in it. But I went to my doctor and he prescribed the patch(at that time you had to have a prescription). Between the patch and playing my GameBoy all the time, I was able to quit for good. I played that GameBoy so much that I had to deal with a bout of tendonitis. But it sure helped to keep my hands busy so I didn't think so much about smoking.