Why do we keep on smoking?

Question

when we know it is really bad for us

Answer 1

in addition we do it coz:

20 Humorous Reasons to Keep Smoking

You'd have too much money otherwise.

You feel that having more wrinkles makes you more distinguished.

No need for aftershave or perfume as no one will smell it over the all-pervasive odour of smoke.

You have no sense of taste or smell so you have no need to eat gourmet food.

You get plenty of exercise running outside and braving the elements for quick smoke breaks at work.

Smoking makes you sexy, right?

And what's more you look your best in dimly lit, smoke-filled rooms.

Your constant coughing helps friends and loved ones find you easily in a crowd.

If you get lost in the wilderness you won't have to rub sticks together to start a fire because you'll be sure to have your lighter with you.

You'll never have trouble deciding what items to get duty free.

Blowing smoke-rings makes you a hit at parties.

You can make extra money filling in at rock concerts when their smoke machine breaks down.

You are next in line to guide Santa's sleigh should anything happen to Rudolph.

You keep people in the ashtray industry employed.

You can safely give people 'the fingers' without anyone objecting.

The small holes in your clothes hearken back to the
trendy "shotgun wash" days of the eighties.

Asking people for a "light" is a good way to pick up members of the opposite sex and you don't have to worry about your mouth smelling foul because they're smokers too.

You've spent all the money you would have spent on your retirement plan on cigarettes so it's probably just as well your not going to live as long as everyone else.

Lots of film stars smoke in movies so, therefore, by smoking you are naturally increasing your chances of becoming a film star.

Because if you didn't smoke you'd be tempted to go back to picking your nose, which was what you used to do to occupy your hands.


smile i guess you have now figured out why ha?

Answer 2

I am not a smoker, but....

I am somewaht addicted to food, and I have had a little experience of gambling...

I think that
1) all addictions grow into addictions to relieve some pain (mental or physical). Think of a harpoon going in easily, and difficult to remove. Addictive actions initially often address the pain and seem to be an answer for it.

2) I read that cigarettes are sometimes a stimulant and sometimes a sedative in action.

3) None of us ever wants to say no to ourselves. (Never, ever again.) That childish feeling within says various things like: 'Forever is a long time.'

4) Many smokers probably are fed up with the almost obscene ads and pictures that are meant to stop people smoking.

Answer 3

How do we know it's the cigarettes causing the cancer? Countless other things have been linked to it as well including heredity. Asbestos was used in houses as insulation for years and wasn't forced to be removed until sometime in the 80s. It too has been linked to cancer. Countless other substances are causing cancer that have never been investigated. Everything from the food you eat to the water you drink and the air you breathe has been linked to cancer and all the tests have far too many variables. People know this.

They also know the media is famous for putting their slant on a story and exaggerating the facts and the government is corrupt. So they have no faith in the fiundings and research. Scientists during WW2 in Germany were basically forced to accept faulty info to appease the government. So it all comes down to an issue of trust.

Besides people live their life their own way. All you can do is live how you see fit. Do not try to force everyone else.

Answer 4

Stress is bad for us, but we all have it. Fast food is bad for us but when was the last time anyone stopped for a juicy burger at either McDonald's or any other place. Although smoking may cause some form of cancer, can someone please explain to me how a child has cancer? They never smoked so how did that happen. Why do joggers who are trying to be healthy insist on jogging where cars are pouring out all types of toxins into the air? There are so many whys that we can't answer because we can find any answer to fit our need.

Answer 5

Because it is an addiction, it's not so much down to the drug itself given that although it is highly addictive its withdrawal is minute, it's to do with the psychology behind it.

Smokers think they need it and so think quitting is hard, we live in an anti-smoking society rather than a pro-quitting society, and thus there are no real means to help people quit smoking.

There are constant nicotine replacement therapy advertisments for example - all of which imply smokers are stupid, so adding to the social idea of smokers being stupid, in turn making people who don't smoke anti-smoking instead of pro-qutting to support smokers kick the addiction. Such replacement treatments also not dealing with the main problem behind the adiction in fact they ignore it and such methods have the idea that smokers must suffer and deprive themselves by quitting.

Really quitting smoking is just a state of mind that needs to be conquered. Easy in theory, hard when society is constantly effecting our ideas on smoking and quitting, imbedding them deeper into our subconscious.

Answer 6

Smoking has been proven to create cancers. 90% of lung cancer victims are smokers. I don't smoke, wasn't stupid enough to start. For the people out there that knew the dangers beforehand, it kind of serves you right (prepare for a life of heavy coughing and generally being unfit and smelling like crap as well as massively increasing your chance of various cancers, including throat and stomach). For those of you who didn't know, I'm sorry. I had the privilege of being awar and taught. Some still are, but continue to start smoking. REALLY DUMB it is NOT cool and it stinks - a turn-off. I once saw this stunning girl about my age recently, but I could smell the smoke from her and it put me off. I'm 18 male from Uk.

Answer 7

Choice, impressed by others' behaviour when we are younger, habit and addiction are often reasons we keep on smoking. Just a pity a lot of us cannot give up as spontaneously as the world demands. It is a painful process and no one should judge smokers morally for a mistake made early on in their lives.

Answer 8

because
its the whole five minutes that I get when Mummy/wife gets to go outside (don't smoke in the house) and gets left alone
its the five minutes break from the computer at work
its a crutch
I still enjoy (stupidly)enjoy it

lots of reasons and if I could go back to when I was younger before I started smoking I would make sure that I didn't start.

Answer 9

yes, it is but the reason we dont stop smoking is the cravings, for it and the withdrawal from it. some dont want to quit because they dont want to gain weight of go though the withdraws.
in the long run people will quit on their own the smokes are getting higher price and the smokers rights are starting to fizzle out so when the time comes they will. i will be stopping on sept 1.

Answer 10

According to WHO report, tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of cancer in the world. 40% of cancer could be prevented, mainly by not using tobacco, having a healthy diet, being physically active and preventing infections that may cause cancer.
Please see the webpages on Smoking and Smokeless tobacco.