Welder Dave
Senior Member
Not necessarily. That's why the tobacco industry had to pay billion dollar fines for putting addictive substances in cigarettes. Addiction is a real disease but some people do things excessively on their own. My dad considered himself a dry alcoholic and had enough willpower to go to AA and never drank again. He was smart enough to know he was best off without alcohol. He could even be with people that drank and just drink pop or something non alcoholic. Unfortunately he couldn't quit smoking. He had tried a few times though. I think it's really hard for people who don't smoke or only occasionally drink, and can control it, to understand people that can't control it. You really have to want to quit and it's not always enough. That's why organizations like AA are great. Sometimes it's not enough and you can't help everybody.