"I am going into rehab for my addiction problems... Should I stop smoking cigarettes?" This is actually one of the most common questions from recovering addicts who are entering into a drug rehab facility, chemical dependency treatment program, or residential addiction treatment program. This question also stirs up a debate -- nicotine addiction is real, and just as dangerous as drug addiction, so should the recovering addict also be tackling his/her addiction to tobacco while in rehab as well?
While there are two separate fields of belief on this topic, the traditional answer has been to allow the continued use of tobacco products during treatment for addiction in a recovery program and drug rehab facility. This may be because some believe that trying to tackle too many addictions at one single time will result in failure, but the fact remains that continued addiction to one product, while treating an addiction to another product/substance, will usually result in a lopsided view of addiction-recovery.
An addiction to dangerous chemicals that could kill an addict within days, should be treated immediately, and if that addict has to put-off treating his/her addiction to tobacco until later, it is for the greater good of that individual. Though, if you have the means and the will to quit smoking while confronting your other addictions, this will greatly improve your chances of a full and successful recovery from both.
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