Quite possibly going to sound like a massive arsehole here but hey it's GC and even if it was EoEo I'd not change my response.

The simple fact that you haven't stopped smoking is 1) you are addicted, both to the nicotine and the self punishment you derive from denying yourself the nicotine for your bouts of absistence. If you weren't addicted to the nicotine, you'd simply stop and never go back. 2) you don't have the desire to yet for whatever sub-concious reason. It's that simple.

Well, how do you quit you ask, it's equally a simple answer, you have to 1) want to quit completely and totally and 2) bite the bullet hard. No half measures, get rid of your smokes completely, give them away if you don't like throwing cash away and definitely, absolutely no; e-cigs, patches, no nicotine gum. "Quitting aides" as they call them aren't aides, they're simply another way for the tobacco industry to keep you hooked. They all contain nicotine and the companies behind them, are generally the same or have major shareholders that are the same as the tobacco industry. Every aide you use, is you dangling from their fishing hook.

The next paragraph is pretty related to how this works but feel free to skip ahead as I'm indulging a tangent and a rant.

It's like how we could probably cure a lot of diseases/allergies but there's more money for the pharmacy companies to make in treating the symptoms rather than preventing them in the first place, take Hayfever as a classic example. Your average Hayfever sufferer will need to take tablets from as early as late Feb through to late September. That's like 6 months. 6 months is rounded up 180 days, or 26 weeks. Hayfever tablets cost roughly £3 a pack for a 7 day supply. That's £76.50 for the season. They also have to buy a nasal spray which will cost almost £10 for a decent one, they'll need at least 3 of those. And some will still require eyedrops or other medication. Some people myself included will require both Loratadine and Citrizine tablets. All in all your average bill excluding the inevitably required tissues for Hayfever is around £150 per year per sufferer minimum to the pharmacies. But for £10 you can get a shot which will in 95% of people mean that you experience not even one symptom of Hayfever and that it can last up to 2 years per dose? That's a massive dent in the pharmacies pocket. So much so that in the UK they decided there were "risks" involved and you cannot get it but the rest of the world what has it has dispelled the concerns raised still not available.

So essentially, the only way to do it is to go cold turkey. It won't be fun, you will not enjoy it when the craving kicks in, hell you may even experience headaches, tiredness, sleep deprivation, weight gain, depression, mood swings and for some people they say there's physical pain too (aside from the headaches).

That being said, when you've done it, you'll know what it is to truly quit something hard and tell the tale. You'll be able to enjoy a smoke on a special occasion such as a cigar on NYE without wanting to smoke again or needing to. You'll feel better and tougher in a mental sense and you'll know yourself far better than most people do. You may ask yourself "Who the hell is he to be this flippant and blunt about this, he doesn't smoke!" But I did once, and I went from 20 Marlborough Reds a day plus at least what Americans would call a Dime Bag of weed every couple of days to not smoking weed or tobacco in a snap decision simultaneously 9 years ago. I'd been smoking tobacco at that point for around 5 - 6 years.

I'm not saying I haven't treated myself to the odd smoke now and then, I've been known to indulge but, I've never once had a craving for a smoke in almost 10 years. I haven't allowed myself to smoke weed since quitting, not because I distrust myself but because I don't like the effects any more, I stopped enjoying being high and that's why I don't do it.

So yeah do it, go cold turkey bro!!