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Michael Douglas has the right to smoke (marijuana or tobacco) cigarettes on his yacht, if he wishes. That he is very likely risking a recurrence of throat cancer is his risk to take. He is not harming anyone but himself by smoking, he is just being incredibly stupid, which is also his prerogative. That having been stated, should Michael Douglas develop cancer again, he will definitely not receive any sympathy from me. I quit a 32-year smoking habit 'cold turkey' back in 1989. Millions of people have done the same. Smoking is definitely an addiction but more mental than physical. One has to want to quit smoking, not just wish to quit or because of being nagged to do so. I quit because I wanted to, for all the usual reasons, including being an example to my then-10-year-old son. who had implored me to quit smoking. I also was afraid of developing cancer from smoking. If I - and millions of others - can quit smoking, so could Michael Douglas. That he chooses not to is not my problem. That he may well develop cancer again is his problem and if that happens, I won't be happy but I won't be terribly sad, either. He's a fool, plain and simple. Proving once again that money and fame are no measure of intelligence.

“He is not harming anyone but himself by smoking.”

What about leaving a widow and fatherless children?

He is harming them, and it becomes THEIR problem, though I agree it’s not yours and mine.