So what are my chances?

One study showed that for people treated for nine weeks with both Zyban and the patch (which is what I'm going to be getting during the initial phase of my guinea pig experience), the percentage who were not smoking a year later was 35.5%. This is a lot better, I think, than the results from most types of stop-smoking treatments. On the other hand, the odds are still two-to-one against me. So I don't want to get too excited.