The truth, as revealed by his doctors diary, was that Goethe was in the grip of a terrible fear and agitation. The reason for the horror of that final day was evident to the doctor: Goethe, the wise Goethe, the man who had everything in perspective, could not avoid the dread that Sherwin Nuland promises us
"It's like people drinking PBR." As he said this, he was sitting at a table in the basement of a bar with his friend, Sara Caplis, who said, "If I minded it, I'd just stay home or go someplace else." Smoking isn't allowed in the bar upstairs, but those in the know walk down the stairs to the basement, where a poster of the Chairman of the Board, Dino and Sammy graces the wall
Dependence affects functioning but does not always lead to the same level of disruption as addiction
Clears cigarette, cigar, and general smoke fast in rooms up to 6,000 cubic feet