yes it is the wrong section mate but im sure another MOD will move it to the right place
well im a non smoker and i have never smoked but my parents smoked and i know how hard it was for them to stop!, my mum just said thats it and stopped straight away job done, for my dad he tried cutting down first but it didnt help or alter the fact he was hooked on nicotine, so then he just bit the bullet and stopped full stop, he just kept buying boiled sweets and eating those when he fancied a fag, it was a hard 2 weeks for him and us because of his constant bad temper but he did it and now hes a non smoker and hes better off.
I personaly dont see that weening your self off is better than stopping in one fail swoop, it seems to be just another marketing ploy by the companys who make the sticky patches to prolong the habbit and force you to buy more of there products, there isnt much money to be made in curing people.. the real money is made from just treating them.
its a big step mentaly to stop smoking and untill your 100% commited to stopping out right i dont think you can stop as easy if your just stopping gradualy as you dont seem mentaly determined to stop.
this is just my opinion as a non smoker and im basing it on what i have experienced with my family.