Why such a big difference?

Question by caddywoompus: Why such a big difference?
Why the big difference in the way people, the media, doctors and even insurance companies treat alcohol and drug addiction in comparison to an addiction to cigarettes?
If I were addicted to alcohol or drugs, my insurance would pay for treatment. Even rehab if needed. But, am I mistaken, aren’t cigarettes the leading “preventable” cause of death in the US? I’m almost 100% certain they are. Haven’t doctors said that cigarettes are just as if not more addictive then even heroin?
If that’s the case, why not make it possible for people addicted to cigarettes able to enter a rehab program?
Yes, if you’re wondering I am a former smoker. It’s been over 8 weeks since I’ve had a cigarette. But this is just something that has crossed my mind many times. Even years before I quit smoking, I wondered this very question. I’m not bitter about it by any means. I know that an addict is an addict. Just would like other opinions.
this very thing.
I expected an answer(s) like yours Ally. But some addicts function normally when they are on what ever it is they’re on.
People are able to hide their addictions. I’m sure you’ve heard that a husband had no idea that his wife was an alcoholic. Or that a wife had no idea her husband was addicted to prescription pain killers. The answer you gave is how most people look at addiction. That it’s noticable. And that addicts can’t function because they’re under the influence of whatever. You’re answer is stereotyping in a way.
I’m also willing to bet that a smoker who has cancer, emphysema, COPD etc. wreaks havoc on the loved ones around them too.

Best answer:

Answer by Ally
The difference is that cigarettes don’t wreak havoc on your life and livelihood the way an alcohol or drug addiction does. Cigarettes don’t impair your judgment and thinking and so don’t prevent you from conducting a satisfactory work and social life.

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