> You took a left-turn
I certainly didn't; I simply quoted a sentence from the article. (I've noticed that some people have difficulty distinguishing between the person who quotes something and the person being quoted ... it might be a Sally-Anne effect.)
> It’s the rest of the crap in smokes and vapes to be concerned with.
Yes, which makes this article even less reliable.
The part where you said nicotine was a bad habit seemed to be your words,
an unquoted section.
You can attribute that opinion to the author, or society, or whoever now, if you choose,
regardless my point remains: nicotine shouldn’t be filed under “bad habit” by default.