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Others have told you already what seems to be the thing to do here. You ought to support your buddy. That being said, you also ought to tell him that you are supporting him in his choices, but you will draw the line at getting a load of his shit whenever he gets all raggy about his choices and their consequences. He can smoke, but he can't hide behind a smokescreen . . .
I speak as someone coming from roachboy's place - a smoker who chooses not to smoke. In my case I smoked 15-20 cigarettes a day for 20+ years, and quit because it was too costly. Took it up after a break of 4 or 5 years when I was separated, and quit again in order to hang with my Lady (she's a non-smoker who won't put up with a partner who does).
I enjoy the actual act of smoking. I hated the smell, the debris, the cost, and the impact on my health, my mental energy and my time. Yes it is an addiction. No it is not easy to make those small choices to stop time and again till they add up the the big choice of not smoking over a period of weeks, months or years. It would be nice to have the occasional smoke and the first time I'd stopped smoking I did have one every couple of months just to show it wasn't a big deal either way.
It is when you feel the need to have one, have another, think about buying smokes so you can have more when you run out of the ones you have . . . that is when the addiction and the habit are running with the bit in their teeth. Your buddy is sliding down a slippery slope and he knows he has damaged his body permanently by smoking. Just support him, and refuse his shit. You guys ought to grant each other that much at least, eh?
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