[Obscurity4340]

I've long wondered if a big unsung part of smoking is the way it gets normally high-strung, fast moving and shallow breathers to slow down and inhale deeply for 3-5 mins at a time. They might not get that kind of air any other way

[theshrike79]

A friend of mine managed to stop smoking with a wood cigarette.

They just went wherever they normally went to smoke and took long breaths with the wood stick in their mouth.

It was 90% about the ritual of going somewhere to just be, think, and breathe and 10% being addicted to nicotine.

[marekkowalczyk]

In psychology there's the concept of Secondary Benefits — a behavior harmuful on the surface always has a Positive Intention behind it — otherwise an individual would not engage in it.

[Obscurity4340]

For sure, I like Gabor Mate's focus also not necessarily on why the specific drug but why the hurt