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The Ten Hardest Drugs to Kick...a reality check
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 646126" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>This list didn't surprise me. I don't see cigarettes/nicotine as a "gateway drug," I just see them as another addictive substance that someone prone to addiction will gravitate to. </p><p></p><p>I also think that people with addictive personalities tend to just trade one addiction for another. I watched my mother do it with alcohol and cigarettes. She quit drinking, but smoked like a fiend and never did quit that - smoked even when dying from it, and with an oxygen canula on her nose. Scary stuff. Ever been to an AA meeting (lots are concurrent with Al-Anon meetings) and see how much coffee and cigarettes get consumed? Par for the course.</p><p></p><p>Someone once said to me: don't ever ask an addict to choose you over their addiction. You'll lose, every time. Al-Anon is all about putting the focus back on yourself, and not on the addict-- I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with addiction in a family member.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 646126, member: 1157"] This list didn't surprise me. I don't see cigarettes/nicotine as a "gateway drug," I just see them as another addictive substance that someone prone to addiction will gravitate to. I also think that people with addictive personalities tend to just trade one addiction for another. I watched my mother do it with alcohol and cigarettes. She quit drinking, but smoked like a fiend and never did quit that - smoked even when dying from it, and with an oxygen canula on her nose. Scary stuff. Ever been to an AA meeting (lots are concurrent with Al-Anon meetings) and see how much coffee and cigarettes get consumed? Par for the course. Someone once said to me: don't ever ask an addict to choose you over their addiction. You'll lose, every time. Al-Anon is all about putting the focus back on yourself, and not on the addict-- I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with addiction in a family member. [/QUOTE]
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