Hi Plaver,
I'm in a similar situation as you at them moment, have tried cold turkey and patches - neither of which worked for very long though.
I have a friend who used one of the drugs - he got on ok with them but personally I'm steering clear of them. Another friend has stopped for two weeks now after a session of hypnotherapy - at the time he thought it was all a load of b******s but he walked out and actually thought 'I don't want a cigarette'.
I've just ordered a copy of the Allen Carr book from Play:
Play.com (UK) : Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Be a Happy Non-smoker for the Rest of Your Life : Books - Free Delivery
Just waiting for it to arrive, then I have to pluck up the courage to read it, lol. I think, for me at least I need something to alter my thinking about smoking - like hypnotherapy or the book (but not the drugs, lol) - I enjoy it a lot but do want to stop, I think the book helps to turn your thinking around so you see smoking as a negative thing (which it really is) rather than the positive thing you enjoy.
Anyway that's enough from me - good luck to you. (Reckon this post will probably get merged with the quitting smoking thread soon...?)