Why Doesn’t Nicotine (Which Is a Drug) Treated the Same as Other Drug Addictions. Like Treatment Centers Paid
Question by breeze1: Why doesn’t nicotine (which is a drug) treated the same as other drug addictions. Like treatment centers paid
for by insurance and medicare. People who are drug tested positive for illegal drugs are often offered treatment as an option to losing their jobs. in fact drug addiction is listed as a disease, it’s not just a bad habit, . Since nicotine is an addictive drug, users are drug addicts and therefor sick people, so why do we punish them and not offer medical help.I guess it’s because insurance and government do what they want and ignore their irrationality.
i’m not suggestion putting smokers in prison, I’m saying you can be an alcholic or drug addict and go to a treatment center for inpatient treatment usually 28 days and its covered by insurance, but with nicotine which is as hard to stop as herion, you are supposed to stop on your on with no help but a patch. That is discriminatory. It is either a disease or it’s not.
The government wants me to stop smoking so they are taxing cigarettes more and more and forcing my employer to make the work place tobacco free so, yea, they should pay for treatment.
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Answer by Ambushbug0
Because Nicotine makes people lots of money.
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??? My health insurance has stop smoking programs and covers the cost of the patch.
Nicotine helps drug addicts get off of drugs, it’s not a punishment!
Ambushbug0, nicotine isn’t some big money making scheme!
…and throw smoker’s in prison.
I’ll take the system as it is over your “improvement.”
In reality we should legalize and tax all drugs, balance the budget, empty prisons to hold violent criminals, and treat all addicts.
I’m pretty addicted to coffee (caffeine) I’m almost sure that coffee is bad for me.
Nicotine is the thing that addicts you, the smoke is what is bad for your health. Crack is the thing that addicts and kills you.
I see where you’re going with your question, but there has to be a line somewhere. What about the guy who’s addicted to McDonald’s (what? prove he isn’t).
Some insurance companies do offer programs for smokers, mine just happens to be one that doesn’t.