Instead of substituting one substance for another as a way to address the pain arising, the recovering person must get to the root of the traumatic issues that led to the addiction in the first place
Humiliating people will get you nowhere
While caffeine is generally considered a relatively safe drug, high blood levels of caffeine can result in insomnia, agitation, muscle twitching, nausea, irregular heartbeat, and even death (Reissig, Strain, & Griffiths, 2009
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"Even occasional or low-intensity smoking significantly increases cardiovascular and mortality risks." And despite a lot of people thinking that reducing the amount they smoke will therefore reduce the damage they inflict on their bodies, the study suggests otherwise