Knowing what we do about what it does to one's health, why does anyone smoke anymore?

I really am curious about this, so no bashing, please! Asked by Rickisgirl 51 months ago Similar questions: Knowing one's health smoke anymore Health.

Similar questions: Knowing one's health smoke anymore.

Because... They start when they're young and believe themselves to be indestructible. Or because they want to piss their parents off, bigtime. They grew up in households where smoking is the norm.

They try it for peer-group reasons and quickly become addicted. They're young, and think their lives are so horrible that they don't care about the possible damage, not realizing that they're young and that their attitude might change down the road. Back when I was in college, there was a group of theatre/music kids who started "social smoking," as they called it, because they thought it looked cool.

Unfortunately, they very quickly discovered that it soon became more than smoking at parties for appearance sake. Now I'm seeing a whole lot of Hookah stuff--that has gotten the reputation of being safer than smoking. I'm sure there will be a backlash from this.

I'm sure there are other reasons...

Rebellion and Pleasure Young people start smoking as a rebellious statement, as a rite of passage for joining the "in" crowd at school, or to satisfy curiosity about what it is like. It is dangerous, but that is part of the thrill, and the payment doesn’t come due for a long time. The reason people keep smoking is addiction and pleasure.

We went to Scotland one time, and an actor we met there asked where we were from. We said California. The actor said, "Well then, you wouldn’t know what this is.

Brandishing a cigarette It’s called a cigarette. You drag on it, and it feels really good. " My in-laws smoke a lot, despite health problems, and don’t want to hear arguments against it.

They already know all about it. My parents both quit, and both of them failed several times. Quitting is very, very difficult.

I am a non-smoker, and I have never so much as tried a cigarette, so some may think I am unqualified to answer this. But there are many smokers and ex-smokers I love, and I have asked them about it. They all tried it to please their friends or displease their parents, and they all continued because of addiction.

Sources: My opinion .

Lets call it a bad habit I mean why does a fat person eat, why does a crack addict smoke crack, why does a sex addict cheat on her husband they don't think about the after affects, they like the feeling right then and there, there is nothing like a smoke after you eat dinner, I know its bad for my health but we all got to go some time, so the way I look at, enjoy the time you have because you never know when you might get hit by a truck or shot dead in this crazy world we live in .

People smoke because they like it and because they are addicted. Our society is hysterical about smoking. It's nuts the lengths people go on about this topic.

I live in California where you can't smoke anywhere and still people smoke. I don't smoke cigarettes but my husband does. He smokes because he likes it and he is addicted to it as well.

He has smoked a long time and doesn't think he can just stop. He tries to smoke less and it helps that I don't smoke but he doesn't stop. I'm not defending smoking but I do think our society has gone overboard on the topic.

I work in a high school and my students have been hearing so much about smoking all their lives that they think it is the worst thing anyone can do. It's not worse than heroin but they think it is. They still take up smoking anyway.

Our society is being brainwashed on this one. People can smoke and still be healthy. It doesn't necessarily in itself promote good health but it isn't the only factor either.

I have a big secret for the anti-smoking campaigners. They are still going to die even if they never smoke. They will just die for another reason.

I have another big secret. People aren't perfect. Some people have an idea that we all should lead perfect lives and why would we ever do anything that wasn't 100% good for us.100% good for us isn't all that much fun sometimes.

We are human and we indulge ourselves with bad habits that we enjoy. We eat ice cream.(Ice cream is 100% bad for you and yet we do it over and over again because we like it ,maybe we are even addicted to it. We even give it to our children.) We drink alcohol.

We use recreational drugs. We eat red meat. We play dangerous sports.

We have sex. Smoking feels good to the people who do it. What's the old saying?

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Because.... Addiction. I personally do not smoke but have friends that do. It is because she cannot quit because it makes her feel nervous like she is about ready to lose control..

I.e. My blackberry" "Can I have health insurance break before getting another health insurance?

Is making a smoke granade with potassium nitrate, sugar,and baking soda harmful in any way to your health.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.