Hi Steve, it is hard but it does get easier each and every day. I gave up 21 years ago, cold turkey from a pack a day. I tried a few times with things like gum and patches but they did not work for me, I found it much easier to just go cold turkey and decide "I am no longer a smoker." It took about 3 months before I stopped wanting a smoke but only about 3 weeks before I stopped craving a smoke.
Hope it works out for you.
Good luck.
All the best.
Mike.