I smoked for fifteen years, and quit. It was TERRIBLY hard to do. Nicotine has been scientifically proven to be more addictive, both physically and mentally, than morphine or heroin. There is no such thing as "just" quitting.
For those of you that have never smoked, good for you! That's wonderful! However ... you also don't know what it is like to quit. It is pure hell for some people - like having the flu and a nervous breakdown at the same time ... for weeks or months constantly. Anyone who has smoked and quit has broken one of the most difficult addictions there is to break. It is NOT easy.
And ... EVERYone has a bad habit. No one is perfect, we ALL do something that we shouldn't. Smoking is a horrid, nasty thing to do, no doubt. However, there are things just as bad, or worse. Alcoholism, drug addiction, over-eating, etc. Just because someone smokes does not make them evil. It makes them addicted.
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