Question by mooo: Poll: What is the difference between being a “drug addict” and being addicted to cigarettes?

Best answer:

Answer by Sara
as bad a cigs are, drugs are worse

Answer by ~`’~
Psychologically speaking, an addiction is something that you’re willing to risk your career, residence, and spouse for. If it’s something that you can give up in order to maintain those things, then it’s a dependency. Most people would have a dependency on cigarettes rather than an addiction, but to be fair, I think most people who abuse hard drugs are probably also capable of quitting with some help. The other difference is that cigarettes are not a drug by themselves: the nicotine is the drug. By comparison, chemicals like cocaine and heroin are isolated substances.

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Drug damages
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MATForce named Anti-Drug Coalition of the Year
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Question by Chelsea: How can I help my addict boyfriend?
My bf of 5 years is an addict. He is addicted to marijuwana. I know some people smoke it and are not addicts but my bf is an addict, he is un motivated to work, go to school, be a good dad or bf, when he does not smoke he is horrible to be around, he frightens me.

He shows all the signs of being an addict, he lies and steals everytime we go to a shopping centre, he continues to lie to me and steal cash from me and now he is going into my bank account and taking money from me to buy his weed. I dont know what to do, I dont want to be with him but I dont want to make his addiction worsen by kicking him out my house. He is a decent guy when hes not lieing and stealing and getting high but he wont get help. How can I help him?

Please, no rude comments, this is serious, we also have a 3 year old together.

Best answer:

Answer by Al Mcderp
Literally, he is stealing from you. You can do better.

Answer by railroad dave
dump him .

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Sources: Nearly 50 envelopes of suspected heroin in Hoffman's apartment
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CADCA Names Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Its 2014 …
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Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
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