| According to the Centers for Disease Control and | | | | disease model, which promotes the hypothesis of |
| Prevention an estimated 44.5 million adults in the United | | | | chemical dependency and the affects of substances |
| States smoke cigarettes and may suffer from a | | | | on the brain. Let's examine that hypothesis for a |
| nicotine addiction. But, what exactly is a smoking or | | | | moment! If discontinuing smoking causes emotional |
| nicotine addiction? Well, the medical community has | | | | distress, is not rational to conclude that the emotional |
| defined a smoking addiction as an uncontrollable | | | | stress was present before the addiction occurred? |
| dependence on cigarettes to the point where stopping | | | | Furthermore, is it not also rational to believe that the |
| causes emotional distress! These very same | | | | emotional distress is the direct cause of the addiction? |
| proponents are generally advocates of the addiction | | | | In my opinion, absolutely, unequivocally yes!! |