Sorry took so long to reply..yeah I'm up to 35 per day now..I was just smoking 25 a month ago,.dont know why im smoking more..I've never coughed or hacked..I can climb around 30 grade hills in SF and have to stop 2 mins in not cuz my legs are tired its cuz I'm out of breath..someone said to work out..well I've been working out 3x a week for the past 4 months and bike everyday also but I still smoke ..I'll try the patches and gum ..tried em before but only worked for a few days cuz I wanted the real thing