Nasty Cigarettes

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My daughter is still trying to quit smoking. She is 53 years old as of October and has been a smoker since she was 13. Forty long years of smoking to relieve stress and out of boredom sometimes I think. I can only imagine what her lungs must look like now. She comes inside(I don't allow smoking in the house.)and just reeks of cigarettes. It is such a nasty habit. She labors to get up the stairs here and breathes heavily. It is horrible to witness. I remember we moved into a different apartment years ago now and the kitchen walls were a yellowish tinge from nicotine. I scrubbed those walls for days to get that off. Ugh! I looked up the price of cigarettes back in the 80s which would be when she started. An average price was $3.01 and a carton was $18.00(today's price would be $104.26) Several months ago(after one of her attempts at quitting) she asked me if she could get a pack of cigarettes. I am her payee and "No" came out of my mouth instantly. She's an adult and all but I just want so much for her to quit. It's a mom thing I guess but I am glad I have the payee thing going for me. Then the other day she came to me with a coupon for $1.50 off on a pack. I weakened and said she could thinking that would make the price $5.22 instead of what I thought the price still was $6.72. For some reason, the coupon didn't work and the 2025 price is now $7.52. If she bought a pack every day like she used to that would be $225.60 a year. Oh, no! I discussed it with her and told her I could not see paying that and she is going to try again to quit. I feel like a dictator but am also glad I have a payee thing in my favor. I take care of her finances. I used to write articles about COPD and the effects of smoking on the body. It was good pay and I sure learned a lot about the subject. But those days are gone. So, do any of you have any ideas that might help her to quit?