originally i started to see how hard it was to quit bc my mom said she couldnt stop and i didnt understand. i started stealing her smokes at 15 smoked til i was 17 and quit cold turkey to show her that i could do it and to find out how so i could tell her how i did it. ive quit a total of 3 times cold turkey after smoking for a few years. now i smoke bc i want to, ill quit again when i feel like it.