lol are you kidding me? not only males smoke. but now the majority of females smoking is alot.. i see heaps of female smoke.. infact. at my uni.. 80 percent of the females smoke.. 95 % of ppl in my course smoke. Young guys and girls smoke cause they think it cool or they try it just because their friends ask them to.. and because they're around their peers, some can be very pressuring. so they smoke to fit in.. and in the end they become a smoker.. but when everyone gets older, they don't smoke because its cool they smoke because now they are addicted and its quite hard for them to quit.. my bf smokes.. the thing is he doesnt smoke alot.. but he has a habit of driving and smoking.. my dad use to smoke heaps and mostly after meals but now his quit smoking.. though his getting chubbier cause his spend his spare time eating alot more and pigging out on snacks rather then smoking.. its like a habit for some ppl.. if my bfs at home he doesnt smoke at all.. as soon aS his at a pub or driving he jst has to have one.. its like his finger isnt use to do nothing lol

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I smoke not because its cool, but it calms me down when I get nervous it also helps me loose weight. I really wich it was easy to quit. I have quit a few times but when certain people agervate you and get you all bent outta shape well then I light up.

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My mother smokes, and she says she does it because it relieves stress and stops her depression, and makes her stomach feel better. But I feel really bad because she makes weird noises when she tries to sleep at night. =/

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I started smoking mainly because i wanted to see what the big deal was. I grew up with my parents smoking so it was so normal to me. Then I kept smoking because it did give me a buzz which was cool for a while. But mainly the reason why I have stayed to smoking is because it makes it easier to meet people and is an awesome stress reliever for me. Now that I am older and very much addicted, I want to quit but it ain't easy. As for the government stepping in to stop it; that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. If they put an end to smoking what then? Alcohol? Skateboarding? Trampolines? Seriously, smokers are already banned from most restaurants, hotels, and now bars (how ridiculous is that, save the people who are damaging their livers with alcohol from cigarette smoke). If someone is blowing smoke in your face that's one thing, other than that just stop being so offended. People have a right to slowly kill themselves with cigarettes. They know it's not good for them but they do it anyways. That's their right.

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not sure about it, i only now that my father smokes alot. and he says that it makes his throat feels better?(not sure if hes lying)personally i hate the smell of ciggerette, i would choke and cough everytime i smell the smoke.

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Remember the old movies where hero smokes every time after a heroic act. Or the classic act of smoking after sex. And since smoking has a bitter taste and at 1st makes you cough only tough boys can smoke. These images casues the young to start smoking.

Dormitories, military services kinda things where you are forced spend time with people are most likely times when people starts to smoke.

I talked with a few addicted, they're saying smoking became like a need for water. They gotto smoke or they spend the day uncomfortably.

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I have been smoking for 23 years now, I started when I was 11:) I didn't inhale at first, but then I told my parents I was smoking, and they made me smoke an entire pack of cigarettes and inhale. They were hoping it would make me get sick and quit, but it backfired and I became addicted.

I have tried hundreds of times to quit, (several times each year) and I can't seem to do it. I've tried Nicorette gum, the patch, pills that are supposed to work and none of it worked.

It's taken me all this time but I'm proud to say that I have cut down to 6 cigarettes a day as opposed to 2 packs a day (which is 50 cigarettes), and I have my 2 sons to thank. I can't seem to quit for myself, But I'm trying very hard to quit for them:)

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Almost everyone in my family smokes. I try to get them to quit or slow down. but they tell me to quit with the internet. So yeah, telling a smoker to stop, is like telling a nerd their internet is getting turned off.

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I am actually very happy with the laws that prohibit smoking in public places. You forget that second hand smoke hurts everyone around you. True you have a right to kill yourself (as mean as that sounds), but you have no right to in danger the lives of other people.

 

 

 

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My mother used to smoke, but she managed to quit. My father smokes, but he tries to get me and my siblings to never start doing it. I do not know if they have, but that is their problem. All I know is that I get a free drivers licence and some more things if I never start. I am not that kind of person, so I would not ever start with it anyway. But it seems like all my other friends forgot all the things we learned at school; that it is bad and unhealthy. But still they started with it! People have asked me before if I wanted one, but I have always said no. Why should I? It is bad and it costs a lot of money.

Of course it is pressure. I have chosen not do do it, so I will not. Believe it or not it is easier for me. Many of my friends always says how cool I am that keep myself away from those things, but yet they still do it?

I think it is good that the government bans smokers from some places. We have it here too. It is good for all of us that do not smoke... sure it must be horrible and annoying for smokers, but smoke is something that does not only hurt yourself but also your environment. It is also good for those who works at bars, cafés or any other place that they do not get affected by the smoke... especially if they do not want to. I really do freak out in smoke, it has never been good for me something my doctor stated very much when I was younger.

People that grow up now have all the knowledge of how bad smoking is for you and your environment - so I do not understand why! Pressure is not a good enough excuse, why should anyone do something that is bad for you just because "everyone" else does it?

People that grew up many years ago did not have the knowledge. If they knew I am sure a lot fewer people would begin to smoke.

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