My Dad quit smoking 370 days ago, 3 days before his 70th birthday. He didn't quit because he wantd to, he quit because he entered the hospital with double pneumonia, and a HELL OF A SCARE from his Dr. came along with that stay. Although that same Dr. has told him to quit for the last 22 years, something he said this time did it.
There were times when my Dad would cough, and I wondered if he would be able to stop to take a breath. After just a couple of months, there was a HUGE difference in his breathing and he doesn't cough like that anymore. He hasn't had a smoke since June 8, 2007, and he still likes to stop at Proz for a drink with his buddies, but thankfully, he doesn't even have the urge to smoke.
Unfortunatley, bars are the thing that keep many people smoking. If you can smoke there, I think many would just quit.
Kudos to Fargo for passing that ban. I hope to see many more places follow suit.
P.S. My brother also quit chewing last September 29th. That was his birthday present to me. He had chewed since high school, and he is 40 now.