Reader Stories: My Goodbye to Smoking

Saying goodbye to smoking involves more than physical recovery from nicotine addiction. For most of us, letting go of the habits that surrounded tobacco use signals a powerful emotional release similar to being liberated from a destructive love relationship.

In that spirit, readers have shared poignant letters to an addiction that enslaved them for years:

Goodbye and Good Riddance! -- Letters to Nicotine Addiction

If you're so inclined, please share your own goodbye letter using the form below. We'd love to hear from you.