Lived Through This

The Art of Failing to Quit Smoking

An account of my war with Chantix

Illustration: Nikita Klimov

Dr. Lee is a startling woman. If I stood in the middle of a field with my mother on one end (a smile and open arms) and Dr. Lee on the other (rolled-up newspapers in each hand), and they both said, “Come here, boy,” without a second’s delay I’d bound my way over to Dr. Lee. Not for safety, not…