“I Smoked For 13 Years” – Ebuka Obi-Uchendu

 

Nigerian media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has opened up about his struggle with smoking addiction and how he was able to overcome it.

Speaking in a recent episode of the ‘MENtality’ along with veteran Nigerian-American singer, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W and medical doctor and influencer, Egemba Chinonso Fidelis, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, Ebuka revealed that he started smoking in JSS 3.

He explained that he smoked for 13 years and was taking two packs of cigarettes daily.

“I started smoking JSS 3. I smoked for 13 years. By the time I entered university, I was smoking two packs a day. I was a heavy smoker,” he recalled.

Ebuka said that he eventually gave up the addiction after making deliberate efforts to overcome it.

Similarly, Banky W revealed that he got addicted to pornography while trying to overcome promiscuity.

He explained that he thought turning to pornography would make him less promiscuous.

“I was trying to battle pornography and decided that instead of moving from woman to woman, I should just be watching pornography,” he said.

Ebuka added that a lot people also made the similar mistake switching to a new addiction in a bid to avoid the previous one.

On his part, Aproko Doctor said many negative addictions developed as a result of people seeking escapism.

“Human beings have two ambitions. The first is to avoid pain. The second is to chase pleasure. A lot of drug use comes because a lot of people are trying to avoid pain,” he said.

The trio emphasized on self-regulation and self-discovery as important tools for overcoming negative addiction.