On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 09:14:44 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 15:54:46 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 11:43:12 PM UTC-6, Alex wrote:
>>>> John Kuthe wrote:
>>>>> On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 7:02:39 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> I swore off 80 proof liquor more than 21 years ago, and never backslid, not even
>>>>>> once. Today is exactly 21 years since I smoked my last cigarette on New Year's
>>>>>> Eve of 1999.
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> You still chewing Nicorette, or you off nicotine finally?
>>>>>
>>> Equate brand nicotine gum from WalMart.
>>
>> You quit smoking 21 years ago and you still chew nicotine chewing gum?
>
>Only in RFC. One can go cold turkey and the physical addition to
>nicotine is over in less than a week. It's the psychological addiction
>that can continue for a month or more....and even forever.

After half a year, I was pretty much over it.