why do people smoke?

Question

Being a non-smoker i would like to know what is it about smoking that have people hooked .Is it boredom or to be social , stress relieve, i'm interested to know.And no i'm not taking up smoking!

Answer 1

Addiction.

Answer 2

Good that your not taking up smoking. I am a non smoker now but use to smoke 2 packs a day. Once one has smoked for awhile it is more habit that gets the person to keep smoking. The drugs in smokes do not affect the body after about three days without.......but most people find this hard to believe when they crave for a smoke weeks later.....it is the habit that wants the next smoke.

I started because i was curious about smokes when I and another friend found some in a tree that had been hit by lightning. Some in my generation started because it was once considered a cool thing.

Answer 3

The main reason is because people want to "fit in" with the crowd. It *does* have some chemicals in it that kinda relieve stress I suppose (I don't smoke but I do read...somewhat) But the actual act of smoking is of course, harmful to your health. And they're addictive so when people go without it for a period of time they have withdrawls unless they have another smoke.

I really never saw the point in smoking, or why someone would want to inhale ashes into their lungs in the first place. Stress reliever or not, it kills you.

Answer 4

I smoke off and on... when I have a smoke, lighting up the second one it isn't anything to do with being social or stressing, it's just because after one hit, your body just calls for more and more nicotene. I actually HATE smoking cigarettes... I'm smoking more weed now instead, much more pleasant taste and smell, and much less addictive.

Answer 5

Some of my friends smoke, most of them start coz of social and then become a bad habit. They told me smoking can make them be popular, calm down, release stress, more ideas come out or more biz. But I think have better way.

Answer 6

You smoke because your stressed and it relieves pressure of work, family and all shorts of stress. If you want to stop its not that easy either.

Answer 7

I started smoking weed with my mates when I was 14 and when that group of us split up two years later I found it difficult buying weed so I substituted it with normal cigarettes. Now I smoke both but I wish I could just smoke weed again.

Answer 8

normally maximum people start smoking for fashion and style or with friends, but ciggerattes have nicotine and other contents that make us hooked to it, and once the body and brain gets used to nicotine, it demands it frequently hence u smoke and smoke and smoke.
u begin with smoking ciggeretes and then ciggerate smokes u.

Answer 9

smoke weed to get high, as for cigarettes i dont know maybe to relieve stress and some do it to look cool but i dont really like cigs but if its there i'll smoke it. Hookah is fun though to be social and for like blowing O's and waterfalls and stuff. But to answer ur question i smoke to get high

Answer 10

All, whatever boredom, to be social, or stress relieve. smoking offers you the tree things. For most, you can get pleasure, just like masturbate, from it. it's convienient, coz u can do it along without so-and-so accompanies u.

the reason is a bit like that why girls like to put cosmetic to their faces.