Hi PettyOfficer Nick.
I packed in smoking 17 Years ago, and I to used to smoke roll ups, being ex Navy and having smoked Duty Free tickler for 14 years and then commercial brand tobacco after I left the RN. Had tried on several occassions to stop, and It was'nt until my wife took a heart attack and required bye-pass surgery, that I realised I did'nt want to go down that route. I started by rationing myself to 20 a day and then made myself light up the first one ten minutes later each day and an extra 10 minutes each day between fags. 2 weeks later I had given up, although the cravings were strong. I visited the wife each evening in Hospital and I called it running the guantlet, as you leave the hospital entrance, the twenty or so people puffing away outside.
A number of things helped. 1.The thought of major surgery. 2. I had to stop before the wife came out of Hospital, as she also smoked up until the heart attack. 3. Posters in the cardiology unit showing then, over a period of 10 years smokeing just 20 Cigs a day, you burnt £12,000. 4. Clean out and removed all my ashtrays in the house. 5. Everytime I felt like a cigarette, drink a glass of water. 6. When the wife came out of Hospital, we put aside the money we would have spent on Cigs and Tobacco and used to go for a run in the car and treat ourselves, like going for a meal in a posh restaraunt or buying a new CD for our music collection. Think of any modelling tools or equipment you would like, and the money saved by not smoking will soon mount up.
A far as the cravings were concerned, I found the first week was the worse, but as each day went by the cravings became less, and I started to taste and enjoy my food again. I was in my 40's when I stopped, and in my 60's now, I feel fitter and more active than when I smoked. It is a struggle, but just convince yourself you can do it and you will.