[smoldesu]

Nicotine in particular is a bitch to quit - I don't understand how a substance that addictive can be legal, especially considering how violent a withdrawl can feel. Breaking off a pot addiction or a heavy drinking stint seems like a cinch by comparison.

My advice is to buy some flavored toothpicks. I bought some minty ones from Amazon and they do a great job of satisfying any oral fixation you've got, and placating the habit of wanting to do something with your hands when you've got a free moment. It admittedly doesn't make quitting cold-turkey any more fun, but it certainly helps to trick your brain for a while.

[Clubber]

>I don't understand how a substance that addictive can be legal, especially considering how violent a withdrawl can feel.

Because it was grandfathered in. If you ban it, you fuck up a ton of people hooked on it. I can't imagine what the assault / homicide / suicide rate would spike to for the next decade or two.

[detaro]

Some countries have proposed banning it from a threshold. I.e. ban it for people born after year X (which at time of introduction is e.g. 14 year olds)

[Clubber]

Yes, I believe that was New Zealand. It's about the only way you can do it ethically.