Originally Posted by
MikeyMK
Addicts can't see the wood for the trees because drugs poison the mind. The addiction corrupts sense.
It's why good people lie, saying they 'can't' give up, or smoking in front of kids.. the drug comes first.
Tobacco smokers are addicts. If you need to do a drug morning, noon and night then you have a serious drug problem. The power of societal acceptance, eh?!
Where does cycling fit in? Oh, it doesn't. Because the tar coats the lungs and starves the body of oxygen. This makes exercise in this state futile at best, and dangerous at worst.
A smoking cyclist will ignore the coughing, as if non-smokers do it too..
Can't see the wood for the trees. Or don't care. Because.. drug addicts.
This is a narrow-minded and non factual way to view it. But to each his own.
You are clearly aware that addiction is a disease and some people have predispositions to addictive behavior that is beyond normal realms of "control". Addicts also often suffer from depression which adds a layer to the difficulties of managing it. Combine with the fact that cigarettes are considered as addictive as almost any narcotic, is legal and has added chemicals and marketing to make it more addictive, and the activity is associated with pleasurable activities ( post sex, drinking socially, after a good meal, etc) makes it incredibly difficult to stop. All current day smokers know the risk yet still do it.
It's not as easy for all as you make it appear.
Stay strong all those quitting and those who have already done so. I smoked on and off for the better part of 2 decades. It's not an easy habit to kick!