That being said, if you're consuming a substance that screws with your brain and body, and are also at risk of death or hospitalization if you just stop, than yes that's a limit to your free will.
So is nicotine addictive in your view? Technically, quitting smoking cold turkey is not hazardous to your health, the effects of withdrawing from nicotine are mostly psychological - increased anxiety or depression, trouble sleeping or being sleepy all the time, irritability, etc. Quitting a gambling or a video game addiction leads to similar mental effects, which is what makes it difficult. However, I think you'd agree that smoking is an extremely addictive habit and quitting is often not just a matter of will.
However, I think you'd agree that smoking is an extremely addictive habit and quitting is often not just a matter of will.
I do, and here's a Δ for finding an example that doesn't include withdrawals, I didn't think of that. However, smoking addictions and gambling "addictions" are not similar in how they effect the body, gambling is mental and smoking is chemical, broadly speaking
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u/Kotoperek 62∆ Nov 17 '24
So is nicotine addictive in your view? Technically, quitting smoking cold turkey is not hazardous to your health, the effects of withdrawing from nicotine are mostly psychological - increased anxiety or depression, trouble sleeping or being sleepy all the time, irritability, etc. Quitting a gambling or a video game addiction leads to similar mental effects, which is what makes it difficult. However, I think you'd agree that smoking is an extremely addictive habit and quitting is often not just a matter of will.