Why Do It?

This is a question for all...

IF you smoke cigarettes, why do you smoke them?

is it to be cool?
is it to relax?
is it because others do it?

What is your reason behind smoking that cancer stick.
Please post some good answers

Thanks
~ POPGUN ~

 

Most try it once because they see people do it then they never can quit..

 

I agree, smoking is just a slow death, so why do it?

 

i have smoked cigarettes before just to try them and they were relaxing but its not like i got addicted and i hardly ever smoke tobacco

 

the like the point one of my friends said " why does some use as directed kill you"

think its genious

 

i smoked some when i was like 11 (i smoked 3), i got such a buz i could stand up straight and felt so bad so i havnt tried sence =p ( im 13)

 

cigs dont give u buz...They make u a tiny bit dizzy when u first try but i wouldnt call i a buz as in what weed gives u..

 

most people started in the 70s cuz everybody else was doin it so they thought it was "the cool thing" but once you start you get addicted. and some people just thinks its relaxing.

 

I personally have tried to smoke ( REASON: I was under a lot of stress and my friends that did it smoked and they told me it relieves the stress. ) The week my dad died, I smoked 4 packs of cigarettes and after the second pack I never thought I would quit. Then I just stop buying them and I have never touched a pack of cigarettes since. Thanks for the AWESOME feedback guys! Love it keep it coming!
Thanks
~ POPGUN ~

 

Smoking kills you.

A cigeratte kills seven minutes of your life in the future.

A person that is free from smoking is likely to live 15 years longer than a person who does smoke.

When you smoke, you're also killing and damaging the people around you.

Smoking sucks. Period.

 

Spereff and where in that little segment of information did you post why or why not to smoke? lol, thanks for the feedback anyways =-P
~ POPGUN ~

 

There is no definite answer, but there are some leads. People smoke because of the way cigarettes are advertised and where they are shown. People also smoke because they believe smoking will make them act, look, and/or feel different.

Who smokes? High school graduates, blue collar workers, and men in low income brackets who are more likely to smoke than men in higher income brackets, white collar workers and people with college educations. Women who work are more likely to smoke than housewives, or women in households with a low family income. In addition, children from households where the parents and siblings smoke may learn the habit more frequently than children in smoke free homes.

Advertising techniques are one of the main reasons that people begin to smoke. Cigarette companies claim not to target young kids, but that is very untrue. Have you ever seen a billboard with normal, middle aged person smoking? Do they show people with stained teeth, wrinkled faces, and a large cloud of smoke hovering over their heads- the direct results of smoking. No. Instead they have figures like Joe Camel. Some children are as familiar with Joe Camel as they are with Mickey Mouse! In the first 4 years that the Camel ads featured Joe Camel, smokers under 18 raised from 1% to as much as 30%. The cigarette companies know that children like humor and cartoons, and Joe Camel has both.

http://www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/sch...ke/smoke3.html

 

thanks for the feedback konvict, not sure where you went to copy and paste that but very nice. REP++ if that is all in your own words... Jail if its all copywrited lol but anyways thanks
~ POPGUN ~

 

ahaha, your ignorance humors me.

I smoke about 1 ciggerette a day. Ive gone for 2-3 months without having a craving, i can stop whenever I want, I just like the little lift it gives.

For me its similar to the lift, takes the edge off, i become more productive

 

Try using Google before you ask stupid questions...

 

Another way they target young children is the height of the ad. Ever been to a gas station with a cig ad on the wall? Theyre always down low where children can see.

 

i dont really see the point of smoking cigarettes all they do is fill your lungs with tar and they dont have any major effects like weed

 

I don't smoke. Smoking is stupid. Smoking will lead to lung cancer, rotten teeth, bad breath and so on. Smoking will make you have wrinkles and maybe lose hair. Smoking isn't relaxing. All that puff smells. Who wants to smell that? Not me. Cigarettes are expensive and if you bought 3 packs of cigarettes every day, you could have bought yourself a brand new car. I definitely do not get pressured by other people. If people tell me what to do, I'll just blow them off.

The reason behind why smoking causes lung cancer is because of the tar the cigarettes contain. Tar will make the surface area of your lungs lower. So, it makes the lining of your lungs to become thinner and the surfactant in the lining will not stick to maintain normal breathing. And...there's also cells that do not function well. I think your alveoli gets smaller for some odd reason...

 

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i just typed like 3 paragraphs on how i fealt on this topic because i smoke and this shit just pissed me off on what you all said. So after i typed it, i hit post quick reply and it sat their and took forever to post so i hit refresh and it didnt post and deleted everythign i typed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now im pissed and im not even going to bother retyping it. So ill just give the basics. Half of you are wrong and half of you are just stupid. people dont smoke to be cool, they smoke because they're addicted. I dont smoke to fit in, i dont smoke to be cool, i dont smoke to stick out, i smoke because im addicted. People dont get addicted to the nicotine because nicotine is only addicting for 48 hours, whats addicting is the habit of puffing on a cigarette. The majority of smokers smoke because it copes with stress. Stress that none of you will ever know until your older because your all like 11-15. im not saying everyone is, but the majority are. So until your mommies and daddies stop paying for everything you own and you have to work to pay for your stuff like i have to, you will find out just how stressful it is. I have been smoking since i was 12 and im 18 now. I wasnt addicted til i was 14. I smoked here and there but once i was 16 i started smoking a pack every 3 days and now i smoke a pack a day. Smoking is indeed bad, but sometimes you just need a cigarette to make you feel a little better. All of you out there who post saying how smoking is nasty and bad, need to shut the fuck up. You can not preach if you dont smoke. You dont know what your talking about so please, just leave.

 

LMFAO ridiculous. You smoke 1 cigarette a day and you call yourself a smoker? Try smoking for at least a pack a day for at least a year and a half, then tell me if you can quit.

Another thing, smoking doesn't make you productive; It's not some magic fucking stick that fills yourself with creative, amazing, and unique ideas. Go home, seriously, you have no idea what you're talking about.

Almost every smoker starts out because of friends. That's how I started. It wasn't necessarily peer pressure, it's just that, for some reason, I felt like doing it. I was like you.. I smoked maybe 3 cigarettes every weekend. Then, I bought my first pack. [The day you buy your first pack is the day you're fucked]. I did a pack a week, gradually increased to 3 a week, then eventually to the point I'm at right now at one pack a day. Big mistake. I've wanted to quit 3 times and I figure that if I ever have enough motivation to, I could do it; but, for now, I'm hooked. The longest I've gone without a cigarette since then is one day. That day, I lost my mind until my friend gave me one. I completely smoked the fuck out of it, all the way to the filter, and asked her to get a pack for me. That's when I knew I was addicted. If I were you, I'd stop while you can. You don't get addicted right away, it takes around 9 months, so I'd quit while I still can if I were you.

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