Why should I stop smoking cigarettes?

Question

It helps me when I'm stressed out.

Answer 1

Ur in higher risk of getting mouth cancer,lung cancer etc. u get nasty yellow teeth,smelly breath,cloths,hair your fingertips as well look yellow and ppl do not look cool smokin and it also causes 2nd hand smoke to other ppl so ur not only harming urself but others.

Answer 2

I can understand where you are coming from. I smoked for more than 16 years and I stopped 9 months ago. The reason I stopped was because I knew that my 3 kids hated it. The house stunk, which meant so did all our clothes and hair. My partner stopped smoking at the same time as me so we have about £60 more to spend each week. I can walk my kids to school now and not be out of breath by the time I reach the top of the hill. We have all benefited from me packing in but a person has to really want to stop or it will not work. When I first quit, I put the money I did not spend into a jar and saved it up. After 3 months I had enough money to go and buy a computer. Not bad really!!!

Answer 3

Smoking may help you to relax, but there are so many other (healthy) things in this world that can help you to relax!

The first step in quitting is recognizing the need to, so you are already on your way!


Smoking has been associated with:
1. Lung cancer
2. Stomach cancer
3. Esophageal cancer
4. Oral Cancer
5. Throat Cancer
... to name a few

It has also been associated with Heart Disease (including mortal heart attack), Lung Diseases of all types, Nerve problems, premature aging, gum disease, tooth loss, and tooth staining. Not to mention, it smells and puts those around you in danger from the detrimental effects of secondhand smoke.

If you use cigarettes to relax, what's the harm in trying to find an alternate mode of relaxation? I'd suggest:
Physical exercise
Chocolate
or even... Naps or quiet time
Reading for fun
Video games
Music (listening or playing)
Yoga/Meditation


The staggering consequences of smoking grossly outweigh the scant benefit.

Answer 4

The risks are lung cancer and heart disease, among others. Unfortunately, just like every other addiction, the addict has exactly the same answer 'it won't happen to me'. I used to joke about only smoking the kind of cigs that cause low fetal birthweight in pregnant women. I was fairly lucky, I was still young, and hadn't been smoking for very long, or very heavily. It was still strange - because someone gave me a pipe and some tobacco for christmas one year. I like the way it tasted, so for a week or two I would just puff on it. I had left a pack of cigs on the mantel, and so one day I grabbed it, and lit one up - they were stale and nasty, so I put it out, and grabbed the pipe. Now, I could've easily just traded one habit for another, but fortunately the pipe is a pain to pack, get lit, keep it burning, and clean it out. I would smoke it from time to time, but it got less and less. Now I smoke the occasional cig, but they make me nauseous (which is great). I would suggest giving her a pipe - most tobacco stores have them. They have all sorts of varieties of tobacco (without all of the chemicals that are in cigarette tobacco and on the papers) - get a few samples so she can try them out. It may or may not work, but it's worth a shot. Besides the nicotine addiction (its been proven that tobacco companies have been slowly adding more nicotine to their cigarettes for the last decade or so to make them more addictive) there is also an oral fixation, which the pipe can help with. One of the funniest episodes of 'my name is earl' was where he was trying to quit smoking, along with helping his friends mother quit. He said: 'someone said you could substitute carrot sticks, but we couldn't get 'em to light' You can also resort to dirty tricks like the old 'exploding cig' trick - available in most novelty stores, but that'll most likely just piss her off more.

Answer 5

because smoking sucks. your breath stinks a lot, and because of this, many people will try to avoid hanging out with you coz everytime you talk to them, a certain decaying smell comes out of your breath. believe me, i know someone who's like that. evertime he comes near me, i go away! so stop smoking. for your own good.

Answer 6

Because it stinks, it costs heaps of money, it's bad for your healt and these days it's very unsociable. I smoke too...I love it!!

Answer 7

perhaps if you god for bid get into an accident and injure yourself you might not be able to heal fast. dyin is another reason like everyone mention. but they also say ppl that are around you might even die faster than you...so think of others before you spark another ciggie....

Answer 8

Smoking and smokers stink! When you talk your breath has that disgusting smokers STINKY smell - YUCK!

Answer 9

Sooooooooo many health reasons.
However, if nothing else, think of the ridiculous cost!!!
You're paying big bucks to kill yourself........

Answer 10

cancer killed my mother it was fast caled oatcell lung cancer emphysema killed my mother in law it was from cigaretees and my stupid brither in law has one lung cigs again so smoke all of them and ill spend your social security money