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Originally Posted by Cheese
Comparing Tobacco Cigarette Dependence With Other Drug Dependencies
About 1000 persons seeking treatment for alcohol or drug dependence were asked, relative to cigarettes, about the difficulty of quitting the use of the substance for which they were seeking treatment, the strength of their strongest urges to use, and the pleasure they derived from use. Fifty-seven percent said that cigarettes would be harder to quit using than their problem substance.
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A lot of people ruin their lives thanks to alcohol/herion/coke addictions. I have yet to see a smoker ruin his life (minus health effects) thanks to his tobacco addiction. Most of the guys on the street are addicted to crack cocaine in Calgary - its one of the reasons they can't function in society - they are on a constant search for their next high and that's all they can do. The detox coming off those drugs - side effects i have heard are much more severe. I have known many people to straight up go cold turkey off smokes with minor side effects - hey some people its a little harder to do no doubt, but that's why at least in my mind i have this perception based on my experience that the harder drugs are a lot harder to bounce than cigs.