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Old 04-29-2011, 03:14 PM   #142 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tjlazer View Post
and I have to disagree on alcohol. Maybe some unfortinate ones that have the gene, will get crazy addicted to alcohol, but most people are fine with it. Not so with Nicotine.

Yes you can get crazy on alcohol and cigarettes just get you a buzz and hooked. But you know what? I rather see cigs banned then booze.

I have done both and the booze doesn't do anything to me but get buzzed. See I don't have any unresolved issues to where I have to drink and get smashed. I drink responsibly. I never drink heavily and I have never got addicted to booze. I can do months without having a drop. I never need one to unwind or to get the edge off.

A few years ago I met a woman who I dated for a while who smoked a lot. I ended up trying it and smoked for a year. I started to get hooked and to this day want to go back. I saw first hand how addictive it is! It's EXTREMELY addictive compared to alcohol. (90% vs 30%). Just my take on it. I rather drink than smoke. I am terrified of it now. I feel if I was to bum one cig off someone I would go buy and pack and be a cronic smoker again. No thanks! I rather be a social drinker. I can control that....
But the problem with booze isn't the addiction, it's the damage. Not many people get into car wrecks over a cigarette or joint. DUI arrests are pretty much a common occurrence, and plenty of people who aren't supposed to be driving due to prior arrests are out on the road all the time. Alcohol may be harder to get hooked on, but plenty of people drive when they are too smashed. If anything, that should be outlawed and nicotine addicts should be relegated to healthier alternatives.

I personally believe that we should be responsible for what we put in our own bodies, but alcohol is very damaging indeed.
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