Nicotine is without a doubt physically addictive. And smoking cigarettes causes a dependency that is not to be underestimated. I consider myself to be a strong stubborn person who should not be able to be controlled by any substance. In fact years ago I quite cold turkey using some of the most addictive drugs on the planet once I realized what they were doing to my life. I’m not saying it wasn’t hard but I just decided I wasn’t going to use them anymore and that was that. It’s been almost a decade since I even thought about using any of those drugs. Cigarettes on the other hand are a different matter. I’ve tried quitting and it’s hell, the thought of going without smokes scares me even more then all the health risks and wasted money that come from smoking. To all of you that can’t understand why people would choose to continue to smoke when we know how bad it is for you, awesome, count your blessings. Because you will never understand an addiction unless you suffer from that addiction, there is nothing to understand, there is no logic to it. I truly wish I could go back in time and give my young self a shake and stop myself before I ever got started smoking in the first place.
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