Little bit addicted
The bottom line is that being a “little bit addicted” is like being a “little bit pregnant.”While normal for light smokers to rationalize that they are somehow superior or better ableto control their addiction than heavy smokers, in reality their slavery is just as permanentand just as real. They often find ending nicotine use just as difficult as I did, despite thesignificant difference in nicotine intake.When combined with genetic factors, differing toxin and carcinogen types andconcentrations in different brands of tobacco, environmental factors that subject us to otherchemical agents (employment, hobbies, water and air), and how intensely each cigarette issmoked, the smoker smoking five times a day may face health risks just as great or greaterthan heavier smokers.
