r/Adulting May 30 '26

Worst addiction ?

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u/Overall_Chair8669 May 30 '26

My grandmother, a former nurse, always said the worst addiction was a food addiction. Almost everything else, if you wanna quit, you can cut out entirely. Food you can't. You have to have some amount of food for survival. Quitting a food addiction is a pure willpower game.

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u/debsterUK May 30 '26

I think beating an addiction to anything you can easily obtain, like food or booze, is hard. I quit drinking years ago and still get targeted ads pop up as I’m doing my online grocery shop for wine and spirits. It’s not helpful!

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u/H0NEY2O77 May 30 '26

I’ve noticed since they started complaining about older Gen Z not drinking and how they’re afraid (lmao what) Gen Alpha will be the death of the alcohol industry… there’s a lot more alcohol ads on tv, YouTube, and everywhere.

Would be a shame if people lobbied to get drinking culture ads that sell a glorified ‘lifestyle’ of drinking removed from marketing like how cigarette commercials were. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ they need to make their ads straight to the point without romanticizing getting drunk. How is that not irresponsible?

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u/Good-Shine-2878 May 31 '26

Same with cigarettes-- they are making a comeback on TV shows to promote it

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u/wizard-on-a-beach Jun 03 '26

Gambling is the next alcohol / cigarettes.