What percentage of people give up smoking and live healthy?

A lot of people who give up smoking face the health dangers assoicated with weight gain. But those dangers are no where near as bad as the ones smokers face. AND they are not endangering the lives of the people around them from 2nd hand smoke. Your health will be better over the short and long term by NOT smoking Approximately 15-30% of smokers are able to quit smoking with each attempt at smoking cessation, depending on whether nicotine patches are used, or if Chantix or Zyban are added. This is why smokers are encouraged to have realistic expectations, and to make repeated attempts to stop smoking during their lifetime.