I don't think I ever did, I tried the gums and the patches but what worked for me was the whyquit.com reading, and Allen Carr's book. I honestly read that 10 YEARS before I quit and put it down because I KNEW I would never be able to smoke again if I finished it and I guess I was not really ready. Dumbass me LOL
The bottom line is the fact that you are motivated and are going to eliminate nicotine, tar, and all the other poisons one way or another and once you make your mind up to do it then you will. It may be easy and it may not but once you truly commit and take your last puff then every day or even hour is a step in a positive direction. Never look back and never get lured back to it for any reason.
I know a couple that quit, were happy after 8 years of no smoking, ran into some old friends who smoked and thought "ah what the hell, one or two won't hurt" and had beers and some smokes with them and the CURSE that day because they had it whipped and now after 8 YEARS they are just as hooked as they were when the quit. Once you get your freedom keep it at all costs - do never cave to any kind of temptation.
I still have this on my bulletin board:
If I have one cigarette I will be back where I started.
WHERE I STARTED WAS DESPERATELY WISHING I WAS WHERE I AM TODAY