2006-09-14 05:38:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Other - Games & Recreation
Smoking gets you on several levels.
It does have physiological effects, and is somewhat addictive; similar to coffee.
It has social implications in the sense of peer pressure. This may be positive or negative depending on our peers :)
And yes, it is definitely habit-forming. Over time, you get to need to put something in your mouth. This is one of the reasons people who quit smoking put on weight; eating replaces the "need" to put something in your mouth. There are metabolic factors too of course.
As with any addictive, habit-forming substance, you are far better off never starting. Once you get hooked on smoking, you can never truly become a non-smoker; you are evermore an ex-smoker. The subtle distinction is because an ex-smoker will from time to time feel the craving for a smoke. It never totally goes away.
2006-09-14 05:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by Dan C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so yes. My parents smoked for the first 6 or 7 years of my life and then again my mom did when i was a teen and i smoked for about 12 years.
2016-03-17 21:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but it is also a chemical addiction, both physically and psychologically habit forming; nicotine is one of the most powerful drugs on the planet regarding its effect on dopamine in the human brain, effect our pleasure receptors...second only to...Cocaine!
pretty powerful stuff. but even after we detox from nicotine, which doesnt take long, the habit or pattern of coping with stressors by lighting up, like any other "habit" or addictive pattern, is very hard to break.
2006-09-14 05:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by kim 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
More of an addiction due to the nicotine. smoked for 15 years, quitting cold turkey best thing I've done
2006-09-14 05:48:38 · answer #4 · answered by lobo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
Yes, smoking is a habit, one that is extremely hard to break, once it takes hold of you.........
2006-09-14 05:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by mysticideas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely- and a horrible one at that. My grandpa was only about 70 I think- and he died partially from smoking. It's horrible, my grandma still smokes and we constantly urge her to stop.
2006-09-14 05:52:23 · answer #6 · answered by Strykar Zee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a very bad habit and a very bad, difficult to break addiction.
2006-09-14 05:51:14 · answer #7 · answered by keepingthefaith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
worse, its a habit that fuels an addiction which fuels a habit.
2006-09-14 05:40:17 · answer #8 · answered by Bistro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes an acquired bad addiction to burn up cash and the lungs together at one go!
Wonder how they do it...
2006-09-14 05:55:47 · answer #9 · answered by imhm2004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but it it is also an addicition which makes it even harder to stop.
2006-09-14 05:41:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋