Tim - Good for you - for providing the motivation so that several people have quit smoking. I'm sure their families and loved ones are ever so grateful. My younger son - a non-smoker - had cancer. My older son, (five years older) a 20 yr+ smoker never had cancer and I wish I knew what his "motivation" might be to quit. After the fear, the anxiety and the emotional pain of having one son experiencing the horror of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, I just don't know how I could ever go thru the same thing again with another of my children. For many, motivation does not seem to be love of family or concerns about health. I've printed out info from this site and others re smoking and plan to bring it up with him when his life is a little more stress-free than it is now (I try not to nag him). I've never smoked so I'm sort of at a disadvantage in not really understanding how difficult it is to quit. I sometimes wonder if bribery would work - i.e. if I had a million dollars to give him to quit, would that work?? Would anyone be able to quit if bribed? Tim, what did you do or say that encouraged your family and friends to quit? What is your secret weapon?