Posts Tagged ‘smoking’
New report says recovering alcoholics should give up smoking too
November 8, 2008
For decades, individuals who have tried to overcome alcohol addiction have aided their cause by smoking. Cigarette smoking represented an alternative behavior to fill the void left when that person stopped smoking. While the dangers of smoking are well documented, it was always seen as [...]
Smoking bans puts pressure on recovering addicts in New York
July 25, 2008
For many years, alcohol and drug rehabs programs have allowed their patients to continue smoking tobacco cigarettes during treatment. The philosophy behind this contradiction was simple – asking the individual to quit drugs AND nicotine at the same time would create high levels of stress [...]