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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

... eliminating it doesn't cause harm to anyone.

My Dad would beg to differ with you. Eliminating smoking negatively affected my Dad's quality of life. Claimed he picked up the habit getting free cigarettes from the Army during WWII. For the sake of his grandchildren's health, after forty-five years of smoking, he gave it up cold turkey. But to his dying day (not lung cancer) he said he always missed the cigarette he had with his cup of coffee every night after dinner. After a hard day at the office, it was the favorite part of his day. Caffeine and nicotine. That was good living. It didn't get any better than that for him. The simple pleasures of life.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

My Dad would beg to differ with you. Eliminating smoking negatively affected my Dad's quality of life. For the sake of his grandchildren's health, after forty-five years of smoking, he gave it up cold turkey. But to his dying day (not lung cancer) he said he always missed the cigarette he had with his cup of coffee every night after dinner. After a hard day at the office, it was the favorite part of his day. Caffeine and nicotine. That was good living. It didn't get any better than that for him. The simple pleasures of life.

And it makes no difference if he had smoked weed, shot heroin, taken quaaludes, or downed a couple of shots of whiskey after dinner for his enjoyment and quality of life… He would have felt the same way about it.

Your story just demonstrates that people will do as they desire in the self-harm category with the timeframe of their upbringing and those societal norms having a large influence upon which personal vices are chosen.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

My Dad would beg to differ with you. Eliminating smoking negatively affected my Dad's quality of life. For the sake of his grandchildren's health, after forty-five years of smoking, he gave it up cold turkey. But to his dying day (not lung cancer) he said he always missed the cigarette he had with his cup of coffee every night after dinner. After a hard day at the office, it was the favorite part of his day. Caffeine and nicotine. That was good living. It didn't get any better than that for him. The simple pleasures of life.

You just described drug addiction.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

You just described drug addiction.

Yes I did, and purposely without mentioning the word addiction.

I'm not a smoker, but some have told me that the combination of nicotine and alcohol is similar to the feelings my Dad had about nicotine and caffeine. I have a friend who only smokes when drinking. Tells me that he has no desire to smoke any other time.

I was addicted to caffeine (five mugs (not cups), black coffee, no sugar, by early afternoon). Gave it up cold turkey (coffee, tea, cola) after I had my heart attack. Had the jitters for several weeks afterward.

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Your story just demonstrates that people will do as they desire in the self-harm category with the time frame of their upbringing and those societal norms having a large influence upon which personal vices are chosen.

Can eating high cholesterol foods, high sugar content foods, or high caloric foods be considered an addiction if one is on the road to a heart attack, stroke, or diabetes?

Does the government, or a health insurance company, have the right to limit one's food intake?

Can one be addicted to social media?

Is there a "runner's high"?

Is sex addiction real?

Enough, let's get back to basketball.

I've got a game this afternoon. New (middle) school and new partner for me. Have heard that it's great middle school league. Long drive, but I'm looking forward to it. I will be double masking (had a few partners do this last year, before vaccinations) to prepare for our family's Christmas celebration.