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What does it mean?
The author prefers smoking as a personal method for calming down over medication like Prozac, defending it against social judgment.
In plain terms
I choose smoking to calm myself instead of drugs, and I think it is better.
What can you take from it?
Personal coping mechanisms should be respected even if they differ from mainstream medical advice.

Where it applies

  • health debates
  • social gatherings
  • personal coping

Putting it to work

  • respect personal choices
  • understand coping methods

Questions to consider

  • What are your own coping mechanisms?
  • How do you judge others' habits?

Another view

Smoking is generally harmful to health despite personal beliefs.

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