It is true alcoholism is a chemical addiction. I was a heavy drinker in my 20's, and with the birth of my youngest son, I finally saw the light at the end of the tunel so to speak, and started making positive life changes, including, quitting drinking, at least on a daily basis. I was hard but not as hard as nicotine addiction, I had the shakes,& cold sweats, for a couple of days. but not the overwhelming NEED for a drink, like these cigarettes. After a week or two I felt great, and started to remember stupid shit I had done while I was drunk. Then I got depressed, but I got through all that. It's been 8 years, and I maybe drink a beer or two, once every couple of months, unless my buddy with the KDX is home on leave from Afganistan. But I will never become a drinker like I was when I was younger.