Old 01-30-2013, 06:54 AM
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soberlicious
 
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Originally Posted by ru12
Smoking kills more people, and cost more in healthcare dollars, than all other recreational drugs (including alcohol) combined. That is from a NIH study that one can find by googling. I think the damage of smoking is downplayed especially in recovery circles. And how any medically approved threatment would allow or even encourage (one addiction at a time don't ya know) people to continue to smoke is appalling.
EXACTLY! That's why I believe that an addiction is an addiction, regardless of DOC. The OP asks "Should quitting alcohol be so different from quitting smoking?" I still say no, and I think many from benefit from the approach most use to quit smoking being applied to drinking. Believing it is a vastly different process keeps many people drinking on and off for years.
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