They're addicts. Whether they know it's bad or not is irrelevant.

If you ever struggle with addiction, you'll know that decision making is no longer well-reasoned or thought through. Such is addiction.

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mytailorisrich 4 hours ago | parent [-]

No, the addiction is irrelevant because you need to go over and ignore the anti-smoking campaigns and what's on the packs to become an addict in the first place. That's the point. It is a personal decision to start and it is a personal decision to continue (although it is of course not easy to stop once you are "addicted")

	▲	vrganj 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		To start is a dumb decision one did at some point in the past. To continue is one that is no longer in your control once the addiction has taken hold. It's not a personal decision to stay addicted. Let me tell you from experience. I wanted to stop. Yet, the cravings didn't let me until I had external forcing factors. Why should we deny other addicts that same help?