why do people smoke only to hear of others who die from it .It cant be that exciting?

Question

I wathced my mother die from smokng.She was in my arms and to this day any smoker i see i feel they are hurting them selves and the ones they love

Answer 1

You got a point and you are correct. Even the people who don't smoke suffer from the ones who do cause second hand smoke is worst then first hand smoke. However lots of things in this world can cause cancer.
Smoking is addictive and it's hard for people to stop. Some people can quit cold turkey others it take them years and several different products to help them quit before they can quit. Then when you get people trying to "tell" them to quit or trying to get it banned. That only makes some people want to keep on smoking cause they feel people are violating their rights and therefor they will naturally take a stand.

Answer 2

You have made a valid point and many people who smoke do suffer and die as a result, but in the same token, many people who have never smoked also suffer and die from lung cancer and other lung associated problems. Likewise, there are a multitude of smokers who live long and trouble free lives. Basically, it's a crap shoot however you look at it. You can spend your entire life denying yourself the things that you enjoy, cigarettes, alcohol, red meat, fried foods... the list goes on, and still end up suffering from one cancer or another, and dying at an earlier age. Or you can live life with abandon and enjoy everything that life has to offer you and live to be ninety. No one knows for sure which way it will go for each individual. My personal perspective on it is that I don't want to live a really long life of self denial, I would rather live a few less years and truly enjoy the ones I have. But my deepest belief more runs along the theory of all things in moderation. Enjoy what ever it is you choose to enjoy, but don't over do it!!

Answer 3

I smoked for 19 years, and quit 2 years ago. I was always a little chubby as a kid, and I started smoking when I was 13 years old (behind my parents back) to lose weight. I did (plus I hit my growth spurt) and before I knew it, the weight was gone, and I was hooked. I quit 2 years ago, and I have gained 60 pounds since I quit. To be honest, I have really, really considered starting back. I loved smoking, and I smoked about 2 packs a day. Yeah, it will kill you, but so will obesity. I can't seem to lose weight, and I feel really bad about myself. I don't know if I'll start back or not, but I still want one every day. EVERY day. Nicotine is proven more addictive than alcohol, cocaine, or anything else, except meth.

Answer 4

I know exactly how you feel. My father died from smoking. It seems so obvious that it's a dumb thing to do, yet young people still start smoking and I have to resist the urge to rush up to them and snatch the cigarettes from their mouths.
The sad fact is that tobacco is highly addictive and the tobacco companies add ingredients that make it more so. It is a very difficult habit to quit. It can be done -- I quit and tried to get my father to quit, but he just couldn't do it.
Right now, various cities are implementing no-smoking bylaws that cut down on the number of places people can smoke. I think the idea is to make it so inconvenient to smoke that people will stop, but it doesn't work that way. You see people huddled in the doorway of office buildings, having a cigarette on their coffee break because they can't smoke inside the building.
You'd think annoyances like that would help them to quit but if anything it makes them mad and hardens their resolve to do what they darn well please. And that includes killing themelves slowly and painfully.
I am sorry for your loss.

Answer 5

Actually, no, it isn't exciting. It's quite the opposite. I am a smoker and the only time I smoke is when I need an outlet to vent. I also suffer from depression and I find smoking helps me cope way better than any anti-depressant.

Answer 6

Better yet, why do they continue smoking after they've taken that first painful puff when they were a teenager....or whenever they started. I hear all the time of people who, when they took their first puff, couldn't breathe, were coughing all over the place and said their lungs hurt. Why continue smoking for years and years? Peer pressure to begin with and addiction to follow it up.

Answer 7

It is a big stress reliever. Just as in many other things, it is easy to get caught up in the moment and need to blow off stress. Smoking provides that outlet. I am not advocate of smoking, but as someone who has been there, I know how easy it is to get started.

Answer 8

i feel you but it is an addiction. the nicotine in the cigarettes keeps them coming back and it is hard for them to break that habit. that is why they have so many programs and meds or patches to help them even with the commercials you see where the little man is trying to climb up the ladder and he just falls back into that habit. it is the substance that they put in the cigarettes i have realized it is not their fault if they want to they ask for help cause they know it is difficult.

Answer 9

Good question. There are many answers, lost both parents to cancer,Dad lost 85lbs. mom just wasted away I don't smoke, brother does , sister dead from affects of long term heroin use. I don't play Russian Roulet. I want to die from old age.

Answer 10

Some people figure they're going to die anyway so they smoke, regardless of the health hazards. It's like people eating themselves sick until they start having diabetes and heart disease.