Maybe he'll wean his way down over time, or take up a job that's less stressful/less conducive to smokin'. I gave up like it was nothing, and giving up drinking came easy but unlucky me didn't get that Pavlovian "ew cigarette smoke makes me feel nauseated" feeling like my mother did when she was pregnant that made it easy to quit. It made me feel a little funny, but not sick I still want nicotine/to feel fucking normal again. :/ I've been smoking as constantly as possible for most of my life. It's just part of my life. Sucks. :/ I theorized that since and alcohol change your perception of reality and "make ya feel funny" they were easy to let go of but since smokes just make me feel like my usual self, it's been a road.