> it didn't seem much worse than alcohol Honestly, I don't think anyone can seriously claim it is anywhere near as bad as alcohol, other than in two regards: s

> it didn't seem much worse than alcohol Honestly, I don't think anyone can seriously claim it is anywhere near as bad as alcohol, other than in two regards: smoking isn't great for you (but that's a method problem, not a substance one) and the smell in public (which is a minor issue and, again, one that can be mitigated). By any other measure - addiction, short-term and long-term harms, indirect harm to third-parties - alcohol is worse.