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Hi Sam ~ I'm a recovering alcoholic -- and your smoking is as much of an "addiction" as drinking.
When I was getting sober, I was told I had to change people, places & things. If I continued to hang around my drinking buddies, I would certainly start drinking again. It's the same with the smoking -- if you're around it all the time, you're going to pick up again.
It would be best to just avoid them for awhile until you have some "clean" time under your belt. Then you won't feel so threatened. And who knows -- perhaps your friends will give it up too once they haven't seen you in awhile.
If your urge gets really bad, you might try some AA meetings -- I know that's for drinkers, but we get people with addictions in there too. It's no problem. Most meetings welcome any type of addiction. Best of luck & keep us posted. Hugs, Lee
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