# What Breaks The Fifth Precept?

**URL:** <https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-breaks-the-fifth-precept/1091>\
**Category:** Sila - morality\
**Created:** [January 2, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-breaks-the-fifth-precept/1091 "2024-01-02T17:27:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nripendra](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/nripendra/32/1150_2.png) [@Nripendra](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Nripendra)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-breaks-the-fifth-precept/1091/1 "2024-01-02T17:27:38Z")

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For example, I’ve heard that smoking cigarettes doesn’t break the fifth precept in dhammawheeldotcom.

I am a bit confused because of this.

What things do and do not break the fifth precept, my good friends?

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**Author:** ![Paññādhammika](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/pa%C3%B1%C3%B1%C4%81dhammika/32/972_2.png) [@Paññādhammika](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Pa%C3%B1%C3%B1%C4%81dhammika)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-breaks-the-fifth-precept/1091/2 "2024-01-03T06:01:21Z")

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Alcohol. Drugs, things which causes loss of mindfulness. Smoking I heard causes addiction, but not loss of mindfulness.