I packed up the fags some 5 years ago now. At first i used the nicotine spray whenever i wanted a cigarette and over 6 months i used it less and less until i found it at the bottom of my bag one day and realised i hadnt used it for ages. Every now and again in the next 6 months i would get a moment were i thought bloody hell a fag would be nice but i never had one. I think for me to get to the point where i didnt ever even think about cigarettes at all was about 2 years after quitting. Cant imagine smoking now. You need to starve it and then it goes away. Like a tapeworm!