they know its bad for them and the people around, so why do it?
2006-09-20 18:18:05 · 18 answers · asked by RENE H 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Peer pressure and the illusion that it's cool. I started smoking when I was fourteen. Sounds young, but I was actually the last kid in my rather large neighborhood to give in. Most of my crowd started when they were twelve. I gave up years ago and bless the day I kicked the habit.
What I remember about giving up cigarettes (besides the savings) was the awareness of how bad I must have smelled when I was a smoker. I went to a company Christmas party about six months after I stopped, and many of the women gave me a holiday kiss. The ones who smoked positively reeked. I could smell it as well as taste it. I realized then that my breath and lips must have smelled the same way the whole time I was a smoker. Clothes absorb and retain the strong odor, too. When you are a smoker, you just do not notice it because your olfactories are desensitized to it.
I think that many teenagers do not give up smoking because their youth makes them feel a little invulnerable. They know it will take years for cancer to pose a possible threat, and figure they will stop later on in life. Unfortunately, by the time they decide they should quit, they're already hooked and it's very difficult to break the habit. That's how it was for me. By the time I gave up, I was smoking three packs a day. Every once in awhile I'll ask what the current price of cigarettes is, and I do the math to calculate how much money I'd be spending yearly on cigarettes if I still smoked. Last time I did it, the figure was in excess of $4,000. No wonder those tobacco companies continue to make a handsome profit despite all the lawsuits.
2006-09-20 19:16:12 · answer #1 · answered by fishtown_jimmy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's heaps of reason. I was deployed to the Solomon Islands and almost everyone smoked and you know why? Because there was nothing else to do, we couldn't drink, we couldn't sleep around, and it only cost like a $1.20 a pack, smoking was our luxury and once you start its hard to quit no matter how bad you know it is. I had to learn the hard way but thank god I could never do it again these days.
2006-09-21 01:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by phoenix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many reasons why people smoke :
1. To relieve stress
2. Peer Pressure (seems to be a large reason nowdays with youths)
3. To loose weight (many girls trying to loose weight, find it easy to do so by smoking)
4. Media has a huge influence on why most young kids smoke these days, its the "cool thing and in thing"
5. Hunger (I have witnessed homeless children smoking to relieve hunger)
6. To provide oneself with energy (my dad smokes once in a blue moon, and mainly on a road trip to keep himself attentive and focused)
7. Because they enjoy it, could be the taste, feelings, etc.
8. Social events
9. Other reasons I may not be able to explain, since I don't smoke
10. BOTTOM LINE SMOKING IS HARMFUL AND DANGEROUS -Causes cancer, disease, and can kill you, please stay away and save yourlife..its very simple..why do u want a little box of 15 or so cigs to take away your precious life one day?
2006-09-21 01:23:17 · answer #3 · answered by por_ti_a_17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- People look cool smoking.
- They want to rebel when they are young.
- Their friends smoke.
- It calms the nerves down, so stressed young people will start.
- They get into smoking after experimenting with pot.
- Their parents smoke and they took after them (maybe stole cigarettes when they were younger).
- They need something to do after sex.
2006-09-21 01:20:40 · answer #4 · answered by std 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To feel included in a group
If their new smokers, they will tend to feel a momentary feeling of light headedness which they might like
smoking offers some time for them to reflect on the day/life
Nicotine is addictive and if one has low resistance then they might need regular doses. if not, they cant get withdrawal symptoms like fever and shaky hands.
2006-09-21 01:23:49 · answer #5 · answered by Whore_of_Babylon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because theyre brains area ddicted
2006-09-21 01:25:51 · answer #6 · answered by Jose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i think......They Smoke Bcoz They Feel Smokin is Cool..........Chicks Dig it..............And Makes dem Feel Relaxed........Well i Used 2.............den Some1 Told me 2 Leave Smokin....and ....i did.............It is Good...when Not Smokin..........So NEVER SMOKE.
2006-09-21 01:33:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nicotine is addictive and smokers feels that it help their nerves. Blessings
2006-09-21 01:26:36 · answer #8 · answered by datalov3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish it was me getting rich off of peoples stupidity.
2006-09-21 01:20:32 · answer #9 · answered by Sentient6 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats why its called an addiction sweetie. after a while you dont control the cigarettes the cigarettes control you. its sad but true.
2006-09-21 01:25:42 · answer #10 · answered by noogney 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋