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They definitely go together. And a big part of giving something up for good is getting rid of the things that go with it that draw you back to it. I think it's the little things that form the "setting" that reminds you of the habit that can be the worst of all when you're trying to quit, because those things are constantly popping up in your life and reminding you of your habit. Booze will probably always make you want to smoke, and it probably won't be the only thing. Sex, or playing poker, or lots of other things may trigger it.

The more of those triggers you an put aside for a while, or forever, the better. Some you'll just have to struggle through, because they're worth keeping. But giving up something like booze, for a while anyway, isn't that big a sacrifice. As you get stronger and the smoking habit seems more and more under control, you could start drinking again and feel more in charge of the need to smoke when boozing brings it up.

It may not be only booze, though. Your going out and doing certain things may be strongly associated with smoking, too, just like the booze is. So skipping the booze will very likely help, but there will probably be other pscyhological triggers you'll keep encountering as you keep encountering the same situations.

Associate boozing and smoking with certain social situations, and sociability itself may be a kind of trigger. You may have to set up new associations in your mind about sociability, either by conscious thought or by finding social situations which don't lend themselves to smoking and drinking so much -- with a different crowd, in healthier environments, etc. Like, if you're still going to hang around in bars and casinos with the same people, and lots of them are smoking and drinking too, quitting might be very hard. If you spend more of those hours socializing with different people, by playing around outdoors, or by socializing in less "party" type surroundings, you may get the psychological breathing space to stop thinking about your habit and being tempted. Then, after a while, you might be able to go to your old haunts with aplomb.