Although a measure of addiction was not directly explored by this study, the large discrepancy between the desire to quit expressed by survey participants and actions taken to quit across all regions and demographics is especially suggestive of the addictive nature of cigarette use
Hank Rearden to panel of judges "If it were true that men could achieve their good by means of turning some men into sacrificial animals, and I were asked to immolate myself for the sake of creatures who wanted to survive at the price of my blood, if I were asked to serve the interests of society apart from, above and against my ownI would refuse, I would reject it as the most contemptible evil, I would fight it with every power I possess, I would fight the whole of mankind, if one minute were all I could last before I were murdered, I would fight in the full confidence of the justice of my battle and of a living beings right to exist
However, this study was criticized for "retrospective bias" in asking subjects to accurately remember, and be willing to tell, details of their lifestyles
Third, normalization: Adolescents consistently overestimate how many peers vape, and that perception alone increases individual risk
