Detox is 100% better than continuing in the addiction. I smoked for 10 years. When I quit, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Cold turkey, from a pack on Thurs to nothing on Friday. I wasn’t intending to quit, it just turned out that way.
I realized that 90% of the addiction was in my head.
Quitting cigarettes cold turkey won’t kill you, quitting alcohol cold turkey can. That needs to be done under medical supervision and takes around 4 days to a week in the hospital before your out of the danger zone. Mine was 4 days.