I was a 30 or 40 a day smoker until I was told I had COPD and if I didn't stop smoking I would be unlikely to live more than another couple of years. I was prescribed Zyban tablets 14 years past July and haven't had another fag since then. I get breathless at the least exertion, but I'm still here.
Our house smells better and the paintwork is no longer brown. The money I saved has paid for an extension on the back of our house with lots of facilities to make life easier for both of us.
I started smoking when I left school at 16 and stopped at 64 with Emphysema, pleural plaque and asbestosis. Not all caused by smoking, but living and working in Hebburn helped to damage my lungs.