[blessy_04]

We all know that it is bad for our health and everything but a lot of people are still smoking.
They say that in cold places It's natural and 'okay' to smoke since the body needs heat.

I'm not a smoker so I'm just Curious, why people smoke? or why do you smoke? and why it's super hard for you/them to quit? Do you want to die young?

[Fropit]

People smoke because they are bored or they were influenced by there friends.

[towkekon]

Reasons I'm aware of :

1. Addicted to Nicotine

2. Oral Addiction

3. To look cool

4. 'Coz others do it (Peer pressure) ( At work , friends etc. - not to be left out)

5. To lose weight

6. Releases frustration , pressure etc. (Effects of nicotine on the nervous system)

7. To help poop ( Though I've heard it does the opposite )

8. NEW KNOWLEDGE : CURIOSITY IS ALSO A REASON ... Based on experiences from the people who posted below.

[justiiine]

i think people smoke cause they need to? lol like, if they feel nervous or something. hehe
but WTH i hate smokers. i feel like they're burning their own lungs. no offense to the smokers out there, though hehe

[vip_gd]

They're always under the influence by their peers or some other reason.
I don't understand why they have the urge to even try to smoke. Just don't do it in the first place, simple as that.

[pooface]

Curious ... makes people smoke... they curious why other smoke.. so they try it out themselves! .. Coz, thats wot i did, when my grandpa smoke... but i only tried it once.. n only 1 puff... n i know there will be some addiction happening, so i immediatly quit! .. i was about 11 yrs old!

[tasty]

when someone takes their first puff it's usually due to curiosity and not peer pressure.

that's why i tried it.

and i really wanted to try it again, like a whole cigarette, but i was like to myself ... 'this is how people get addicted'.

gawd, i'm so smart.

hahaha.

[towkekon]

when someone takes their first puff it's usually due to curiosity and not peer pressure.

A lot of people smoke cigarettes out of peer pressure , I personally know 2 guys who started because they didn't want to be left out of the "cool" office crowd. One of them 'coz there was a girl in the group he wanted to get close to and smoking time is actually a nice time to get to know people 'coz they let loose ! Can you believe that ? Whatever happened to " hi ..."

Lot of folks have even urged me saying " Wanna smoke ? Try it .. You should try all this stuff at least once before you die ! " Esp. when you go out partying !

WTH !

[Yangie12]

They're somehow addicted to it because there's nicotine etc in cigarette which have a bad influence. That's what I think ^^ And you can't just stop with it though you know it's bad. So that's why people who want to stop smoking need help from others. I think people start with a cigarette; it's pure because of pressure. You friends insist you to try it; it's pressure. And yeah, I admit a lot of people are curious about the affect. I admit, I'm curious too. But you have to control yourself to not get addicted to it.

[demllequ]

cuz they are stressed.
cuz they think its cool
and then they get addicted

[†-oh.double.kaYzz]

LOL because they think there gangster
and
think that smoking is like an awesome pose to do as well

LOSERS! =]

[bluenette]

- to look cool
ie. FRIENDS, MEDIA,
- to relieve stress
I go to a 5 year architecture school and about 40-50% of the students smoke. I hate standing in the elevator with them.

- curiousity
"Curiousity killed the cat" <---- very true since smoking affects your health negatively.

There a lot of commericials everywhere stating the negative side effects of smoking like amputating your fingers because of cancer and etc, and I STILL see people smoking. Is it that hard to quit even if you know that smoking is bad for you?

[blessy_04]

Smokers don't care about their health. Jeez. They should learn how to say NO to their peers.

I remember, way back in highschool, my teacher told us that in in other countries a cigarette's
package has a picture of a mouth..hmm..black lips..yellow teeth to warn and to show to people what will happen to them if they smoke.
I cant remember what are the countries..Do you know?

But here, Theres no image like that only a warning: cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health.
I wonder, why people still smoke inspite all of these facts. i think they're stupid especially those chained-smokers..no offense!

If you're a smoker or super-smoker. Think. Think. Think. You still have time. Love your body. Love your lungs. Hehe

[ulynn]

my mom told me its for her to relieve stress.

[fragment]

oh please. you think we don't care about our health? it's just something we do. some people eat, some people work, some people bake, some people have sex, some people do yoga - we smoke. we know it can cause cancer, we know all the bloody health consequences but we do it anyway.

what do you qualify as a valid reason anyways? you sound like you created the thread to tell smokers that they're idiots. to all the people so far that said you hate smokers & think we're stupid? i hate you too. no offence -_-

it's basically people like that make me wanna grab a smoke.

[mango-iee]

I asked my father why he smoke. He said "I smoke to erase my sad memories. I'm sad."
Thats just a stupid answer for smoking. Theres tons of other way to erase your sad memories.
I feel as sometimes, he smoke just because he has no one to talk to about.

- Ivy.trn.

[blessy_04]

fragment, oh that is not my intention. actually, i never thought about that until i saw your post.
I'm just curious and I care. we have a point, you also have, thats it. we have diff body anyways..

[angelcadex]

When it comes down to it, its the person's choice, and other people can influence it, but not change it themselves, its up to the person.

[krilyk]

most smokers i know smoke to relieve stress. heck, i was once tempted to start smoking cause i was so stress over exams.

[Sakuxsan]

i think its cuz of stress...
& peer pressure