cstemig wrote:I think that tobacco's (nicotine) effect is different with each individual based on their genetic make up. Some tolerate it fairly well, others become addicted to it.
Spot on. I agree with this statement in regards to all drugs, really.
In my opinion, drug addiction can be broken down into two categories:
Speed freaks and heroin junkies. You're genetic makeup predisposes you to like speed---amphetamines, whether it's meth or adderall, to a lesser extent cocaine.....
Or they do heroin---whether it's popping pills (opiates) or shooting smack.
From my experience people fall in to one or the other, and I can't say I've ever seen a true addict that does both. There are people that like drugs that might have tried or even done both, but never at the same time, and never as a true addict where they're doing it daily and depend on having the substance in them at all times. The times people do both....like snorting a "Belushi" (coke and heroin) or shooting a speedball (meth and heroin)....well, they often end up dead.
I fall into the category of speed freak. Opiates and heroin do nothing for me....I think they're fukcing gay honestly.
Anyways, same thing with smoking, and tobacco and nicotine in general....or alcoholism for that matter. Some people really are just far more genetically predisposed to be addicted to it.
That's not an excuse or giving them a pass in the least. Some people are more predisposed to being overweight and getting diabetes. It just means they'll need to work harder and focus on it more than others to stay healthy.
The only person's health anyone should or can worry about is their own. Whatever someone's addiction is...don't see it as your problem....don't even see it as their problem....maybe it's what gets them through their days...you don't know. Nothing makes someone more set in their ways of doing something than people telling them they need to stop doing whatever it is they're doing. Try to care for them regardless of what their addiction is and maybe someday they'll care enough about themselves to love who they are.
---Two months and change sober, and feeling great