For the London Free Press Weak and without will power is how some would describe them, but smokers who want to quit and can't, vehemently disagree. The cliche is, if you really want to stop, you can. Some less enlightened non-smokers still hold to the notion this is not an addiction but a lifestyle choice.
Experts say there are two addicting factors at work in most smokers.
There is the addiction to the nicotine, but mostly there is a psychological addiction. Ask Peter Lambert. He smoked two packs daily and quit many times. Hypnosis, nicotine pills, graduated filters and the dreaded cold turkey, none worked for long. His redemption stayed in place from two days to two weeks.