There is major fallacy in equating alcohol/drug abuse with ciggerettes. Physically and psychologically nicotine is very addictive, but once you get through the physical aspects of the addiction, which is difficult, the mental obsession is usually not as serious because we don't use ciggerettes in the same way as alcohol or drugs. Alcohol and drug addiction is a mind/body/soul deal, it affects our thought processes and being in ways that nicotine doesn't. Alcohol and drugs become a way to deal with the stress of life on a daily basis, to the point where even if you can put down the drink or drug, everyday life will continue to trigger you for a long time, if not forever. I don't want to diminish how difficult it is to quit smoking, but I think that we need to recognize that solutions for people quitting smoking successfuly and doing it alone, may not apply to alcohol or drugs.