Now, that's less if they do get more organized assistance. So, the bottom line is, the longer out you get, the better your long-term chances. Most people who make a serious quit attempt relapse in the first couple of weeks, and if they make it out three months, they're in pretty darned good shape. But still, there'll be another, maybe 20 percent of people who would relapse by the time a year is out. But if you make it through a year, the general sense is that you're not completely home free.
People can relapse after years.
Unfortunately, nicotine is extremely addictive. It's amazing when you think how addictive this substance is and yet how easily accessible it is in our society compared to the other drugs that are this addictive. So almost all smokers that they can't experiment with it or try it at a party even a couple years later. It's just so incredibly powerful. But if they make it out a year, that's very solid, and the other good news is that the withdrawal symptoms, the true withdrawal, the physical withdrawal symptoms that people suffer from tend to be shorter.