Consuming tobacco, alcohol or drugs does not make one character bad. People should stop the character assassination of these people.
However they are addictive substances
Tobacco and cigarettes are bad for you period.
Alcohol in small/normal quantities is fine especially in severe cold regions it helps you keep warm but it is a very addictive substance and alcohol addiction has severe consequences.
Marijuana has been known to ease pain, a lot of research is going on to figure how it can help. But it should only be given by a medical practitioner period.
There are so many problems with drugs right from psychotic illness to date rape to death. This is the reason why it is illegal.
I used to work as a volunteer in a rehab for alcohol and drug abuse and the people and experiences you see there is devastating to say the least.
Many of them can be functional alcoholic and drug abusers and no one would know except people who are very close to them.
This is a much more bigger and more complex problem.
Tobacco is consumed to suppress appetite, alcohol to numb pain, same for drugs to suppress appetite and pain.
No wonder that the movie and fashion industry consume them.
The root cause on why it is consumed should be known and steps taken to reform it, but it is going to go on for a few days of sensationalism , money exhorted and closing the issue.
There are deeper problems here that have to be death with but sadly it won't happen
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