And of course cigarettes are far more dangerous health wise than alcohol. With the cigarette being the drug delivery method, as an beverage is the delivery method for the alcohol.

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/healt...

"More than 480,000 deaths annually (including deaths from secondhand smoke)"

"Life expectancy for smokers is at least 10 years shorter than for nonsmokers"