What it takes to quit.

People all around me have been trying to quit smoking.
Person #1
1. Smoked half cigarettes for awhile to reduce the need.
2. Drank a kazillion cups of coffee.
3. Ayurvedic massage
4. Nicotine patches

Succumbed again for a bit. And while trying each item, professed the wonders of it.
5. Nicotine gum (some 70 packs)
6. Makes others blow smoke to sniff sniff.
And finally quit for a bit now, but hooked on to nicotine gum.

Person #2 (falling for the same ploy)
1. Food
2. 40 Half cigarettes (instead of the 20 full ones)
3. Coffee
4. Three day holiday
Back to square one
5. Red bull energy drink (4 cans @ Rs.75 each)
6. Chocolates (7 bars @ Rs.15)
And after all this has survived three days, but not without tantrums, irritable refutes and spasms.

All in all I conclude: "Do you really think I’d wanna quit now?"