Why do people smoke when they know it's bad for them?
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coming from a smoker i started smoking when i was 15 to be cool and fit in every smoker knows its bad for them besides being addictive it is also a habit you smoke in the morning to wake up, after you eat, when your drinking. it is physiologically and physically addictive. I bet if all smokers saw there lungs they might actually put in effort in stopping because remember what you cant see wont hurt you
It's addictive and many believe they cannot stop.
Some don't want to stop and actually enjoy it.
they smoke because their friends do it so they think its cool. or its just an addiction. and i think its bad too i dont smoke.
some people think they can try smoking to see what it's like and just stop whenever. They have the mentality that nothing bad can happen to them. However the nicotine produces a calming effect on the body that the person begins to crave and thus becomes addicted. Once addicted to something it's hard to stop. It's almost like when a person decides to stop drinking sodas when that's all they drink and they get caffeine headaches. You go through withdrawals and some people can not handle it so they give into the addiction.
Because when people are young they think nothing bad can happen to them. At age 20, one never thinks she/he will ever be 40 or 50 with wrinkles, possibly lung, throat, or esophagus cancer, heart disease, or emphysema. But time sure flies. Sometimes I wonder, "What happened to my 30's? What happened to my 40's?" At least I've helped people along the way. LISTEN you young'ns!! You won't believe it! I remember Johnny Carson's last words: " Those damn cigarettes." Then he died of emphysema. So sad. :(
Some people think it is cool. They want to fit in and think they won't get addicited. Then when they least expect it, bam! they are addicted. They continue to tell themselves that they will quit next year, next week, next month. They tell them selves "oh it is only one pack a day" or "we all die of something". Making excuses . Some people don't want to quit our of fear of weight gain. Some are just not strong enough to quit. Others find it hard to quit b/c people they live with smoke. Living with a smoker also encourages people to smoke.
But quiting is possible. Ive been 7.5 since I quit and encourage others to do the same
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