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Originally Posted by driveway
I think the point is that, pretty much by definition, people are irrational in regards to their addictions, whatever they are.
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Smoking is "acceptable", there is no stigma behind it so there is no reason to feel shame or hide it. It is out in the open and with that, that means there are countless "quit smoking" helps out there. From patches, to books, to folk tales. This stuff isn't even over the counter in some cases. You can literally walk to Safeway and buy it. Cigarettes are also not something that you see a class divide with. How many of these fentanyl deaths have been affluent or even middle class people? I will guess that it hasn't been too many if any at all.
Comparing the severity of addiction and the difficulty in quitting between cigarettes and heroin is disingenuous. Quitting smoking requires you to make a decision and show some will power. Quitting heroin and certain other hard drugs usually requires you to change your entire life for the better and usually requires help. Professional medical help.
These two things are just not the same.