just want to know why some smokers can't quit. My auncle has baby just worried that they might get lung disease too
2006-10-21 15:36:58 · 8 answers · asked by karrie 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
from secondhand smoke i mean
2006-10-21 15:38:30 · update #1
First to quit holds the desire to want to quit, not just the thought that it is harmful and unhealthy. I am a smoker actually trying to quit and imagine the most favorite thing you consume on a daily basis. Or if you drink a certain soda everyday. Then take that out of your diet, whether it's healthy or not. It is hard to give up that food or drink, especially if your satisfied after consuming it. You may not be satisfied psychologically but your body feels satisfied. I think nicotine addiction is one of the worst addictions to have to overcome because it is so readily available to everyone. I can be fine or go hours without a cigarette but once I start feeling stressed is when I crave it. It is VERY hard to find a substitute that can subside the urge.
2006-10-21 15:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by freakygurl559 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it makes you feel any less stressed, miners have this problem, as do many careers. to include welders, tire manufacturers, on and on.. Why cigarettes were picked on was primarily because of the monstrous financial gains it made for attorneys... multi million dollars. It caught on pretty well too.. In our state we now have a cigarette tax increase that allowed the tax to be greater than the cost of the cigarette.
In my case, the carton cost $13.85... the tax was $14.00/ctn.
2006-10-21 15:43:41 · answer #2 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People have difficulty quitting smoking because it is highly addictive. Nicotine addition is as real and any other drug addiction. As for your aunt and uncle, no one should smoke indoors where children and other people will breathe second-hand smoke.
2006-10-21 15:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by robinallsup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband has been smoking for 45 years - he can't quit - because he's emotionaly and physically addicted
2006-10-21 16:25:53 · answer #4 · answered by ravenwood4455 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have two friends.one's a smoker and the other one's a health fanatic. the health fanatic died in a car accident last year...the smoker is still alive and smoking.
get the point?
2006-10-21 15:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by thelordparadox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is very hard to stop smoking when you have been doing it for most of your life one of my friends stopped and started to do exercises he even gave up drinking alcohol then he drop ed dead i still smoke and drink and i am still living
2006-10-21 17:00:47 · answer #6 · answered by Aonarach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called addiction. Anyone can quit, it is just hard.
2006-10-21 15:39:29 · answer #7 · answered by averyanne77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can quit, but it's very hard. It took my aunt 3yrs to quit!
2006-10-21 15:38:50 · answer #8 · answered by Jadie-Babie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋