I smoked for nearly 25 years, mostly at a pack a day or more. Several winters ago, I ran out of money except for rent and food, and had no other reason to leav

I smoked for nearly 25 years, mostly at a pack a day or more. Several winters ago, I ran out of money except for rent and food, and had no other reason to leave the house besides cigarettes and exercise. Depression prevented the latter, and I told myself that I wasn't up for talking to strangers for the former. As my supply dwindled, I rolled the butts into second generation cigarettes. And then those into third generation. Finally I ended with a fourth generation cigarette, the nastiest thing I've ever smoked - and it took me days to finish it. That cigarette, plus overwhelming amotivation to leave home, was my cold turkey route to quitting successfully after hundreds of tries with other methods.