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Old 05-26-2017, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by manaboutown View Post
I have seen a dying man, a judge, come out from under an oxygen tent to smoke a cigarette. The addiction to nicotine is terrible. I have read it is seven times as addictive as heroine.
It appears that as we age both the addiction to alcohol and nicotine are nearly impossible to conquer.

I don't use either anymore. I think addictive tendencies may be genetic. Some people can use both and not be addicted but some cannot.
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