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Hello All. Male,stop smoking, 53 years old, smoking for 35 years. Two packs / day. Health dictates I MUST quit. No one seems to provide an average time period where the nicotine madness begins to noticably subside. Need some hope,quit smoking, a goal. An average time for the dependency to be GONE would also be nice to know. Any wisdom would be greatly appreciated.Read the suggestions offered to this person looking for help from About.com Smoking Cessation forum members, and share tips of your own.