text: Studies have shown that the most successful way to stop smoking is by sudden determination (of all the methods, this corners over 60% of the success rate). If you are adament about stopping you will stop. Don't use patches, don't use gum - simply stop. \n(I had my last cigarette yesterday and am finding this method easy).\nIf you can't succeed with determination - then it's not your time to quit. Wait until you are determined and try again.