Annie, rnrnI am also a smoker, but together we can quit. I called 1-800-quit-now, and they sent me a months supply of the patch. I want to quit because I want to be able to watch my children grow up and have my grandchildren. However, you have to do it when it is right for you, not when it is right for everyone else. When you have had enough, you will quit. My patches are just sitting there in the box they came in because I don't want to set myself up for failure just yet. Quiting is hard to do, but when we are ready we will on our own, and the time will be right. The cost of cigerettes might be well over $5 a pack here, but in other states like Arizona they are so much more. I am originally from Arizona and have been in Missouri for 2 years now, and before I left I was paying $7.80 for a pack, and last I heard they are now over $9.