Why do people enjoy smoking?

Question

all smoking does is destroy the enviroment and the person and people around the smoke

Answer 1

I believe its psychological. When people start smoking, its because they someone else doing it, or someone said they should try it. Peer pressure. Nicotine is highly addictive - worse than heroin (so I have heard). Once a person has been smoking so long, they get into a routine - Smoke one when you get up in the mornings, smoke one after you eat, smoke one while on the drive to work...etc. Nobody really needs to smoke. Smokers have just just tricked themselves into thinking they do. Cigs give a false sense of security - when all is going to hell - smoke a cigarette and all will be well. If you go up and ask any smoker if they know that cigs are bad for them and could kill them, 9 time out of 10 they will say yes they do do know.

Smoking is a hard, hard habit to break. Don't rush to judge smokers and why they do what they do - unless you been in their shoes.

Answer 2

There are many reasons, here are some.

Some people's mothers smoke when they are pregnant so when people grow up their pre birth addiction is re-activated.

Smoking is still seen by many to be 'cool', the bad boy/girl image, think of Humphrey Bogart smoking, few would deny that he looked 'cool', even though he died of smoking related diseases. Think who's more fun, Ned Flanders or Homer Simpson, the rule breaker is always top of the list.

Smokers, as all humans, form their own groups of like minded people so there is a social aspect to it. Here in Ireland where smoking is banned pretty much everywhere, you will see smokers standing outside chatting to each other. They have a common bond.

A nicotine addiction is like an itch. Even though you shouldn't scratch, it feels good when you do, but you often regret it later.

Many people like tobacco in it's different forms for it's taste alone.

It gives smokers a legitimate reason for a break. No one would bat an eyelid if someone in the office said they were popping out for a smoke but if someone said they were going out for some fresh air, people would think they were avoiding work or that there was something wrong with them!


People, especially young people don't like to be given orders. Many young people see smoking as a rebellion against adult's orders.

Even though all smokers know they are putting their health at risk, most people have an uncle or Grandmother who smoked into their 80's so they think of them rather than someone they know who died in their forties.

I smoke. My advice, don't start. I've quit several times and went back on them, I'm just not that bright I guess.

Answer 3

As an ex-smoker myself I can say smoking gives the person a lot of pleasure. The nicotine is a very powerful addictive drug which is probably more so than heroin.
The effects of cessation of smoking results in physical and even stronger mental withdrawal symptoms where the smoker craves for another smoke. The phychological pleasures from smoking and the relaxation relief is very powerful which is why all together smoking is very difficult to quit and people continue to smoke.
For someone who has never smoked or had any sort of addiction this will be something you could never understand what it is like and have no concept what it is like being an addict to something. Most smokers start at a young influencial age such as teenagers who think it is grown up and cool to smoke - the health risks and life of slavery to addiction is not something thought about until they are hooked and find it hard to stop.

Answer 4

Well that one is kind of hard to answer, it is different for everyone. Myself I am a former smoker, I have been quite for one year six mounts. I smoked first because I thought it was cool then as time went on I smoke because of pressure on the job.
As for as enjoying it no the thing are nasty, They made made me nervous, so much so that I had the shakes most of the time

Answer 5

Two-thirds of adults who smoke say they wish they could quit.
Seventeen million try to quit each year, but fewer than one out of ten succeed. For every smoker who quits, nine try and fail.
Three out of four adult smokers say that they are addicted. By some estimates, as many as 74 to 90 percent are addicted.
Eight out of ten smokers say they wish they had never started smoking.


When tobacco is smoked, nicotine is absorbed by the lungs and quickly moved into the bloodstream, where it is circulated throughout the brain. All of this happens very rapidly. In fact, nicotine reaches the brain within 8 seconds after someone inhales tobacco smoke. Nicotine can also enter the bloodstream through the mucous membranes that line the mouth (if tobacco is chewed) or nose (if snuff is used), and even through the skin.

Nicotine affects the entire body. Nicotine acts directly on the heart to change heart rate and blood pressure. It also acts on the nerves that control respiration to change breathing patterns. In high concentrations, nicotine is deadly, in fact one drop of purified nicotine on the tongue will kill a person. It's so lethal that it has been used as a pesticide for centuries.

So why do people smoke? Because nicotine acts in the brain where it can stimulate feelings of pleasure.

Your brain is made up of billions of nerve cells. They communicate by releasing chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. Each neurotransmitter is like a key that fits into a special "lock," called a receptor, located on the surface of nerve cells. When a neurotransmitter finds its receptor, it activates the receptor's nerve cell.

The nicotine molecule is shaped like a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. Acetylcholine and its receptors are involved in many functions, including muscle movement, breathing, heart rate, learning, and memory. They also cause the release of other neurotransmitters and hormones that affect your mood, appetite, memory, and more. When nicotine gets into the brain, it attaches to acetylcholine receptors and mimics the actions of acetylcholine.

Nicotine also activates areas of the brain that are involved in producing feelings of pleasure and reward. Recently, scientists discovered that nicotine raises the levels of a neurotransmitter called dopamine in the parts of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward. Dopamine, which is sometimes called the pleasure molecule, is the same neurotransmitter that is involved in addictions to other drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Researchers now believe that this change in dopamine may play a key role in all addictions. This may help explain why it is so hard for people to stop smoking.

Answer 6

They were pressured into it. The nicotine now controls here brain. The nicotine attacks the nervous system and makes them need more. I have talked to addicts, (my family) and they said they would like to quite, but it is really hard because of what goes in. Being a child of parents who grew up during the 70's, (was when many drugs were tossed around), my parents quit. They said they didn't need it any more. Their friends were pressured into it and pressured them into it. And they could just get the cigarettes from their parents. And sometimes kids saw their parents do it, and so they did it because they admired their parents. You see, there are addicts, but they can't always control it.

Answer 7

Some people who smoke may not like it, but they get addicted to it the more & more they smoke and many can't quit or don't want to go through the hassle of trying to quit.

Answer 8

Not a smoker myself. My step grandmother is though. She will have two cigarettes going at the same time, one in an ashtray in the kitchen and one in the family room. I think she must smoke at least a pack a day if not more. She seems to love every drag. I am not sure her brand, they are long and skinny. She is nearly 75 years old and still full of spunk.

Answer 9

The companies target children - in this country there are many kids who have nothing - they are treated as nothing - therefore, they identify smoking as something that gives them an identity and makes them an adult, thus giving them the illusion of having more control over their lives......I think you will note that children who grow up in a nurturing and loving environment tend to grow up as smokers less often......
Scooby Snack??

Answer 10

Because it is wonderful. I LOVE smoking. If a Marlboro Light 100 ever turns into a person, I'm going to marry it. :)