why do you have to be 18 to smoke cigarettes?

Question

I know its the law
but I'm fifteen
I smoke
and I don't see what the big deal is
alot of people smoke
and I can quit anytime

Answer 1

Haha i smoked when i was 15 and i never understood it either. But you dont need to worry about it, as long as you have hookups.

Answer 2

Obviously you don't HAVE to be 18 to smoke, as you're 15 and smoke. However, to purchase cigarettes you must be 18.

And you're right, alot of people smoke. I used to smoke myself. I quit a little over 4 years ago. And you would NOT believe the stench involved with smoking. Your clothes stink, your hair stinks, your breath stinks, you basically have that smell in your pores, but you don't know it because smoking changes your sense of smell. On top of all this, food doesn't taste as good because smoking dulls your sense of smell, and smell is a good part of your taste sensation.

I always said I could quit anytime...I only smoked about 6 cigarettes a day. And I started smoking at 14. 18 years later I was at a 3 pack a day habit, spending nearly $12 daily to feed that monkey on my back and not enjoying it a bit. I smoked simply because I had to because of the addiction, not out of any enjoyment.

Good luck to you, it's a hard row you've chosen to hoe in this day and age where cigarette smokers are nearly pariahs.

Answer 3

You don't have to be eighteen to smoke cigarettes, just to purchase them. If you smoke, read all the surgeon general's warnings that are on the side of a pack of cigarettes. The government wants a way to make sure that everyone who smokes are capable of understanding these warnings and can make an educated decision on whether they want to accept the health risks involved. So at age eighteen, you are considered an adult, and fully capable of making decisions for yourself. Its that simple.

Addiction of any kind is no fun to fall victim to. So I would suggest quitting while its still no big deal, before you have to suffer through withdrawals. But that's just my opinion.

Answer 4

You think you can quit at anytime?.....Try it, matter of fact, just do it. Smoking is so nasty, and I used to smoke. I smoked for almost 7 years and now that I don't smoke I feel great and my body is sooo happy!

Answer 5

I am a smoker and wish I weren't. The Doctor has told me I have lung disease from smoking. Quit now or suffer the fate I am now. Just quit.

Answer 6

becuase the government feels that humans younger than 18 don't know any better or aren't mature enough.Hell I know people at any age that still think smoking is cool.It's not,it takes alot of guts not to smoke.

Answer 7

because its addictive

Just by your last statement..as soon as people state they can quit anytime on their own..Your hooked!

Answer 8

kill yourself on your own time
quit while you still can

and another thing....people smoke because they're in pain, whether its stress, boredom or just not happy with who they are