Originally Posted by
TwelveSteps 
IMHO, keep smoking. Tackle one thing at a time. Staying sober will get easier over time, and when that time comes, you can quit smoking.
Every time I read something like this on the forums, I cringe. Smoking kills more people than alcohol and all other drugs combined, and current and former alcoholics at a much higher rate than the general population. It also interferes with recovery from alcohol-induced brain damage.
Smoking Interferes With Recovery From Alcohol-Related Brain Damage
I know the cancer sticks are tricky, and I've quit 157 times myself over the years, but my advice to the OP is to quit the smokes as soon as possible. Some of the best free material on quitting that I've found, and used, was
Joel Spitzer's library over at
whyquit.com.
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