Used to be Camel unfiltered in school then at least a pack a day of Marlboro Reds for 30+ years.
Tried every smoking cessation program known to man.
4 years vaping and it's the only thing that has kept me off tobacco.
I admire people who can do cold turkey but everyones chemistry is different and for some of us cold turkey is not the answer.
Most of us have been self medicating for years without knowing what we were medicating for.
Simply put, we need Nicotine to function "normally".
Smoking and ADHD: What's the connection?
Nicotine effects on adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. - PubMed - NCBI
Transdermal Nicotine in Adult ADHD With Depression and Anxiety