I had been trying to quit smoking for a very long time. I was having no luck. I hated smoking, but I loved it. It was a love hate relationship I had with my cigarettes. I tried the patches and the gum and I did not have any luck. I tried to quit cold turkey, but I just ended up getting sick. I really had to quit, I knew I was killing myself with the cigarettes. A friend of mine told me about acupuncture, and how she did it and it helped her quit smoking. This was something I had not tried yet, and I really wanted to. I went online to see if I could find someone in my area to do this. I went to my favorite search engine and typed in Portland acupuncture to see what I could find. I found a couple locations in my town and made an appointment.