Despite some people they know that smoking is harmful for them, but they insist smoking why?
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There are two reasons:\n\n1.  Nicotine (the drug in tobacco) is one of the most addicting drugs around.\n\n2.  Smokers build habits around their smoking.  For example, after eating, with their coffee, taking a break, etc.
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I'm a smoker (no, not bragging or trying to justify it....stupid habit). Still, as a smoker, I'm really irritated by smokers who do that. I always use an inside ash tray, besides making sure I'm way downwind of non-smokers even when I smoke outdoors. I think it's just the decent thing to do. Also, throwing cigs out of a moving car window is dangerous, not to mention stupid!
90414
I knew all of the risks involved in smoking and started anyway because I simply just wanted to fit in.  Stupid I know, but I am proud to say that I quit smoking 2 years ago.  I also lost someone close to me to cancer.  It was my mother and she died of colon cancer.  She never smoked a day in her life.  Some people die from lung cancer and never smoke either.  Smoking is a highly addictive drug.  Even though people know what could happen to them, they just don't care anymore because the nicotine has control of them.  Its sad, but true.
318612
Some people have the attitude of "that will never happen to me" despite all the research on smoking related diseases.  I used to smoke.  I haven't in years, but I know there was also a lot of social things involved too.  It was easy to strike up a conversation with someone by asking if they had a cigarette or a light.  Then, we would all stand around and chat.  Smokers have their own subculture.  However, there comes a point when some people realize that being a part of that subculture isn't worth the health risks.\n\n\nI just have to mention to the person below me that I used to think smoking helped my anxiety but it doesn't it makes it worse.  It is a stimulant (like caffeine), so, to really help anxiety you should quit.  I'm not trying to be judgmental please don't take it that way. I'm just trying to help.
577478
I couldn't agree with you more! I am totally against the whole smoking thing. I have never tried a cigg. Sure, just like other teenagers i've been offered a cigg and went through peer pressure but I stayed strong and said no. My grandfather died when I was 8 years old from lung cancer because he smoked so much and that made me learn. I loved him a lot and used to spend so much time with him and my grandma and when he died I was crushed and i've been so against smoking ever since. People shouldn't wait until somebody close to them dies from smoking to learn how bad it is because by then it might be too late. Oh, and to the people who start smoking and then quit sure I'm glad that they quit but it's their fault they started smoking in the first place. Nobody can make anyone do anything. So I definitely have more respect for those who never started.
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I think people are just of the mentality of "it won't happen to me".  That, or the addiction overrules the risks.  I personally smoke, and there's times where I'll think about the damage I'm doing, and think that I'm going to quit, but I won't.\n\nI don't deny the health risks etc however.  I'm open and able to admit that I am stupid :)
52095
there are definately addictions from nicotine, which means you crave it and you'll have withdrawls if you stop. bigger concerns are second hand smoke which is more harmful to the people around you than just smoking is to you. there are carcinogens in ciggarettes, which are substances that cause cancer. how much do you really care about the people around you? smoking is also a behavioral thing for some people. especially night time smokers might be in the habit of smoking as a behavioral thing more than anything else. when my dad stopped smoking 11 years ago, he had to replace that action of smoking with something else, and he chose sugar free hard candy. it really helped him through it.
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Nonsmokers have some serious issues with "control" when they start talking about not smoking outside. Just walk around the smoker huddled next to the ash can, it's really not that difficult. If he's not huddled next to the ash can do that silly fake cough thing, that will show him. Sigh.
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You make some excellent points about this.  On the surface, you are correct that people who have addictions to sex, food, alcohol and so many other vices aren’t kept away the way smokers are.  But the difference is, when you smoke, you affect other people who may be around you. \n \nSecond hand smoke is a serious health concern.  The US Environmental Protection Agency has classified secondhand smoke as a Group A carcinogen, which means that it is a significant causal factor to cancer in humans. \nSmoking is being restricted because everyone is vulnerable to secondhand smoke exposure in public places, such as restaurants, shopping centers, public transportation, schools and daycare centers. Although some businesses are reluctant to ban smoking, there is no credible evidence that going smoke-free is bad for business. Public places where children go are a special area of concern.  \n\nIf a restaurant existed that was for smokers ONLY, then that would be great.  They all the smokers could dine and socialize and snort each other’s smoke.  But when there are non smokers present, it’s unfair to subject them to the health hazard of breathing in the smoke. \n\nThanks for this discussion.  You articulated your points very well and I appreciate the opportunity to share.
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Are there any samples of others you can show him that were not good? \nYou know like a long time ago to get kids not to smoke, they would take them to a hospital and show them people on lung support systems. Some had holes in their throats to be able to breathe and they would still want a cigarette because they were addicts.
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Because they are just like drug pushers.They don't REALLY want people to stop smoking. They just use that phrase "discourage use"  as an excuse so they can keep raising the taxes. If they REALLY wanted people to quit, they would ban cigarettes. But, if they did that, then who else could they stick with the outrageous taxes? They aren't fooling anybody.
705493
Smoking is not a good idea for anyone. Anybody who has a choice should avoid smoking. It is the most addictive thing in the world, and once you start, there isn't much choice.
428712
I fail to comprehend why anyone would start smoking? I challenge you to name me one benefit to smoking.
559478
Somking is stupid because it is basically a slower form of suicide. You will eventually die from it and everyone who does smoke always says "Yeah, I know I should quit," or "I should have quit a long time ago."  Also, smokers stink, their teeth get dull and yellow, their hair gets brittle, they cough up blood. It is just disgusting.  No, I don't smoke
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This lady above me is being a TAD overdramatic. There are plenty of things that EVERYONE does that negatively effect other peoples health. (aka, driving a car creates smog, using hairspray depletes the ozone and on and on and on.) Using scare tactics for any reason is stupid. If something is bad enough, then you should be able to just lay out the facts for people and have them make their own decision. Not to mention that all this anti smoking crap is a waste of money, find me ONE smoker who doesnt know its bad for them..
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Yes. Very much so. And I'm a smoker. I do not smoke in public, around children, or around pregnant women. It is MY choice alone to die of cancer. Not theirs. I do not defend smokers in ANY way. Smoking is a dangerous habit that I wish I could control and quit. Unfortunately, I can't seem to stop. I've been a smoker for 18 yrs. and I will NEVER tell another human being to deal with MY habit in public because I have the right to smoke. They have more of a right to breath and to live with out being wrongly affected by me. I smoke in the privacy of my own home. I apologize for those smokers who do not get it, that WE are the offenders. Keep it up guys...maybe smoking will be banned.
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because they think its a right to pass cancer out like candy, to anyone in their evil path of smoke