Read the entire thread and I am grateful for it as I need some help stopping. I am touched by the personal stories and things people have shared here. I feel compelled to add my story. I am a smoker. I grew up in loveland, co and the kids I thought were cool smoked and chewed. Started age 12 or 13. Chaw to of course, copenhagen. Smoked heavily i guess you could say. Reds, lights, pall mall, camels, you name it. Bugler tins, lol awesome. I bought filters too! Prerolled them. Buddy turned me onto good tobacco too. Dunhills, davidoffs, players, nat shermans. Met wife and have smoked menthol for long time, mostly native american spirits. I smoke cigars, inhale them, and smoke them when I golf three, four in a day. Have been only chugging cigars when I golf (note that used to be 3 to 5 times a week) and play softball on tuesday nights. I have been pulling the filter off cigs for years now and smoke them filter less. Now only golfing one or two times a week and softball I need to make a move. Having a hurt back and not being able to golf is huge as I cant imagine golf without smoking. I dont want to die young and have my kids miss me. I am glad I found this thread as I need help. I feel like I was meant to find this forum to find this thread. I dont want to pledge ill quit and fail.