2007-03-21 21:40:06 · 15 answers · asked by Aleta F 1 in Health ➔ Dental
What a fantastic question? I have often wondered myself.
I think there are a number of reasons. Here's my guess
1) Many people like to just be rebelious and do something that they know is not good for them
2) Smoking has a calming effect on the nerves of some people
3) Some people actually enjoy smoking
4) Once you start smoking, it is very addictive and difficult to give up, so you need to be strong-willed to quit.
5) Some people still perceive smoking to be cool - peer pressure makes them take it up
2007-03-21 21:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by pennoes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The young boys start on this by being curious how does it feel like to smoke, and their friends goad them to do it because it's the "in" thing.
Well, with "one taste provokes another" and the wonderful feeling of being accepted by the "group", the young boy is now on his way to being addicted to smoking cigarettes. Then he becomes a man who thinks he looks so cosmopolitan because he smokes like everyone else. And he does this with the full knowledge that 15-20 years from then on, he would have lung or throat cancer.
2007-03-21 21:51:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People smoke because it's an addiction and they are looking for a crutch, they think it relieves stress.. It was very hard for me to quit, and I didnt even smoke for that long. People who smoke for more than 10 years have their work cut out for them !
I smoked because I thought it made me feel good. People are niave like I was I think. I thought it numbed my stress.
I feel way better now that I don't smoke. Maybe someday everyone will see that.
2007-03-21 21:50:37 · answer #3 · answered by yomama23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummm as I sit and smoke my cigarette answering this I would have to say
addiction and pure habit.
If I have something to do with my hands, like crafts, house cleaning, cooking, etc I don't smoke as much.
When i set idle and watch tv, play on the puter, drive etc my mind kind of lulls and I feel the need to light one up.
I know its bad for me, but it is an addiction.
2007-03-21 21:45:02 · answer #4 · answered by Barbie G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a theory on that. i believe it is because they have issues or an issue. there is at least one thing they don't like about their life. some do it to feel important and escape from those issues or they use it to feel like they are coping better with it, and some feel they deserve the harm it causes because they feel bad about themselves (a self-abuse thing). but, every one of them i believe has something they don't like about themselves that bothers them quite a bit.
one thing that the nicotene does is produce acetylcholine in the brain. that is what gives smoker's the calming effectthey talk about. so, that is the reason they view cigarettes as a coping method for their issues. what they don't know is that taking B-5 and choline will do exactly the same thing.
2007-03-21 23:13:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people just don't care about their health, and think the sooner they die, the better....kinda like suicide. Others are ignorant about the horrible consequences towards their health. And the ones that do know, do it for fun socially, and consequently, get addicted unfortunately. The wise ones are the ones that don't smoke at all.
2007-03-21 22:22:18 · answer #6 · answered by suzy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they read the same Magazine I read some years ago...
Saying that "20 minutes after smoking, your blood pressure returns to normal".
Everything has advantages and disadvantages....Right?
Or
Maybe because of the economic situation....
Smokers are liable to die young... they prefer to die quickly smoking packets a day than to live a worthless life.
2007-03-21 22:55:10 · answer #7 · answered by manpo2k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Addiction. It's the same reason why I eat Kentucky Fried Chicken and drink Coke all the time eventhough I know these foods are detrimental to my health. *Burp* Excuse me....
By the way, I don't smoke.
2007-03-21 21:43:20 · answer #8 · answered by Dowland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of how or why they started. It is like any addiction and what makes smoking even more dangerous is that it is relatively cheap, legal and they are available everywhere.
2007-03-21 21:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Cherry_Blossom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might think its "COOL" which is not. Stupid peer pressure from their lousy friends. Hehe. But yeah they need a sense of belonging thru smoking. Smokers normally a poser. :)
Smokers are selfish..Im a passive smoker!! SH**!! Theyre not true to themself & I suggest quit smoking..Get a healthy life & save your money & give it to me. I wanna buy Ps3! Hahaha
2007-03-21 22:06:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋