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Addiction isn't real. There is physical dependency, but the rest is bullshit.
Sure, it is very hard to truly quit, and coming back to them is common, but If you go in with this mindset, relapsing will be a self fulfilling prophecy. 
If someone has made it a year without during one of those, they have earned the right to say they successfully quit even if it's not out of the realm of possibility they will end up doing it again. >

I was a pack a day smoker for about 20 years. Then I spent about five years trying to quit and consistently falling off the wagon now and then. 
Now, I just embrace the limited smoking. I’m down to about a pack a year. Not exaggerating. I keep a pack of smokes in my desk at work and I have one cigarette about once every two months. I never smoke if I’m less than two hours from seeing my kids. 
It works for me. Much better than, “I have to give this up forever!” Which invariably just stresses me out and causes more smoking. >

That seems like a very edge case. How do you get past the, “just one more won’t hurt” mentality that got you addicted in the first place.
Very impressive nonetheless. >

It’s really the difference between feeling like you need a cigarette and having one every once in a while. A lot of us got to the point where constantly smelling like smoke, burning our money and coughing was frustrating. 
A lot of people on the quit smoking subreddit that wouldn’t consider it a relapse to have one and enjoy it but say that one was enough or to have one and say meh it’s really not for me anymore. Once you get out of the habit it’s not as desirable second time round >

This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's a question. >

I don't think we quit addictions, we just become invested in a new addiction that's less detrimental to our well-being. >

I quit opioids years ago and haven’t gone near one since. >

Well done. I hope it stays that way. >

To me, “taking a break” specifically implies in the phrase itself that you mentally intend to go back to it at some point. 
Actually quitting for good means that there is no further intention and that you have sworn the substance off permanently for the rest of your life. 
It’s all a matter of the mindset. 
To me personally, there’s a huge difference between “taking a break” and actually quitting.
Edit: getting rid of where I typed “between” twice. >

I don’t quit addictions I replace them! But for real I did quit smoking and opiates so I guess I can give myself some tentative props. 10 months cig free, zero relapses but used patches for 6 plus months. >

I think its different for everyone. I smoked cigarettes, a pack a day (2 if I'm drinking) for 10 years. Quit, 5 years ago now and I'm able to smoke a black and mild or a cigarette randomly on like a 'special ocassion' without picking the habit back up. I'll smoke maybe one or two in a year now. I'd say I've completely beat the addiction because I can have a taste and not come back to the habit without a single problem. Most times I don't even finish the cigarette. >

Like people quitting drugs and start following religion.   One bad addiction to another one! >

How is it bad >

Lmao going from doing drugs to following a book that is just a bunch of stories of different guy’s trips on mushrooms.    You don’t see that as bad? >

I think most people avoid their vices because their brain hasn't got the ability to moderate the exposure to said addiction. There's no shame in that. I think it's just their neuro chemistry >

Of course. That's why a recovering alcoholic won't drink. To do so risks the addiction coming back. >

We quit. >

You've only truly quit once there's no risk to starting back up. The journey of quitting starts when you first stop until you're dead. Putting a lit cig in my mouth post mortem doesn't count as starting back up (or other ridiculous example). >

quitting implies that one intends never to do the thing again.  an indefinite break implies that one intends to resume, albeit at an unspecified time. >

Ask anyone who's ever had a SINGLE DRINK after 10 years going dry, AFTER being told they had a problem, only to hear "UH OH LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE BACK ON THE WAGON".
Half the time, if someone DOESN'T have a problem, everyone around them has to ACT like they do. Those idiots are the whole reason this thread exists. Otherwise it'd just be a thing you personally can or can't do, like any other matter of self control. >

Addiction doesn't go away. There's a fine line between someone not addicted quitting and someone addicted quitting. I'll use alcohol as an example. If you quit alcohol just because you feel like it doesn't give you that much joy, you can still have a drink every now and the. If you quit alcohol because you're an alcoholic, you cannot drink one beer because it will potentially pull you right back. >

You never truly quit runescape, you just take long breaks