I quit prescription drugs (Vidodin, Clonozepam, Xanax), alcohol, beer and cigarettes at the same time. Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!!
I did use the lowest patch and nicotine gum for the first 10 days. It really helped. And I got suckers and candy as that helped with some cravings too. It's funny, I remember EVERY SECOND of the first few hours quitting and that it was an eternity at that time. Now, 4 months later, it seems so far away. LOL
The smokes are very, very, VERY difficult to quit...high praise to all that have done it and stayed with it. I still get cravings for cigarettes, but the health benefits I have received since quitting far outweigh me ever wanting to go back. They ARE "the silent killers".
How can such an addictive product be legal in today's society? Tax revenues is all I can think of; because they SHOULD BE illegal.