How old should you be to really smoke?

Question

Like what's the "appropriate" age. im juuust asking.

im not gunna smokke or anything haa.

So shouldnt it be like 12?

Orrrr would it be weirrrd if you saw an 11 year old smokking?

hm. just asking.

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Answer 1

how about the legal age of 18??

Answer 2

I dunno, I smoked when I was 11. I'm not sure there is any age. I mean, it's bad for you whenever you do it. If I were a parent, though, I'd try to keep my preteens away from it because they're too young to make adult decisions.

Answer 3

None!  Don't start at all--very bad habit!  In fact, since our health care costs are rising to the point of bullsh*t, some insurance companies consider individuals high risk if they smoke.  Good for you for choosing to be smoke free cause it would be so hard to quit if you started! Tobacco companies make so much money off smokers and people with smoke related diseases that they literally wipe their @**es with dollar bills...Sorry, didn't mean to sound like I was attacking this question or being biased, it's just my strong personal opinion.

Answer 4

Legally you must be 18 years or older to smoke.  However, it would only be appropriate for someone to smoke a cigarette if they TRULY understood all the short and long term impacts of such an action.  Once understood, it would be appropriate to smoke...or not.

Answer 5

your never too young to start, but your always too old to quit

Answer 6

I think legal age to smoke cigarettes is 18.  There is not proper age to smoke, do you want leather skin, wrinkles yellow fingers not to mention lung problems.  You are thinking about it if you are asking about it.

Answer 7

Um...i think if i saw a little kid smoke, i'd kick him/her in the face. Retarded kid.

There isn;t any good age to smoke, and if you are looking for a way to justify smoking, dear...you've got some sort of problem.

Answer 8

1 you shouldnt at all

2 about 16-17 at least

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Answer 9

There is no magic age. Once the person fully and truly understands the short and long term consequences of the action they should be allowed to make that choice.

Answer 10

Smoking is bad, but if somebody is going to smoke they should go by the legal age, which is 18. It would be crazy if i saw an 11 or 12 year old smoking, that's waaaaay too young! Why take years off your life with a disgusting habit?

Answer 11

there is no "suitable" age to smoke! Some government set 18years old and above for allowing to buy... because this is the age that matured enough can make decision and responsibilities them-self!

Answer 12

May be you should consider to smoke when you are 80 instead of 18. Because by the time, you had not much time to live, so, cancer is not a health issue for you. And I believe by that time, your parent won't stop you as well.

Answer 13

uhhhhh if ur gunna smoke(which you shouldnt) you shouldn't smoke cigirettes smoke weed.

ahha nah really dont smoke

Answer 14

There is no set age. Everyone is different. Some people aren't ready to smoke until they are 16 or so. Others smoke when they are very small. A lot of kids start at 8 or so.  But I have seen a number of kids smoke under the age of 5. I once saw an 18 month old girl smoking, and she loved it - inhaled and everything! And twice I saw women letting infants suck on their cigarettes.

Answer 15

**** it, it never gets any better for you so who cares?

Answer 16

Nobody really should, but I'm a smoker anyway. Bah.

I think it should be after the legal purchasing age so that it doesn't mess with physical and mental development.

Answer 17

i think it should be thirteen.

your a teenager.

a lot of teenagers do it anyways.

and i know people who started in the 4th grade.

Answer 18

Smoking should be based upon stupidity.

Answer 19

I think it doesn't matter .. it's like the other kinds of influences that just come into your life. For some, it's early, for some it's until after they turned 20.

I first tried smoking when I was 13. Done it for about a year, then got tired of it. Don't why. I guess it just wasn't cool for me. Hehe. I'm NOT saying you should or shouldn't smoke, just be aware of the consequences that could happen to your body if you start smoking. :D

Answer 20

it should be a personal choice in my opinion like drinking is in canada. no you don't see kids getting trashed all the time there because it isn't forbidden. as far as the cancer thing goes, i think it has more to do with genetics than people claim, my grandpa started smoking at 8 back in the 30s and did til he died at 71 of heart attack due to clogged arteries, so no the smokes didn't get him but his daily bacon biscuit and burgers did. a friend on the other hand never smoked and died from lung cancer at 19, didn't live with smokers or hang out in smoke filled areas either.

Answer 21

Hun, Listen, I know there is going to be a lot of pressure to start smoking, but I'm just saying, The wise thing to do would be stay above everyone, don't fall to their level. Don't let them fool you, it's not making you cool. The appropriate age? if your not going to have good judgment then i'd say about 18 (legal limmit) good luck.

Answer 22

Smoking is awful. You should never be allowed to smoke.  

Answer 23

there is no good age to start smoking at....

Answer 24

Obviously your not old enough to know that you should be 18. So im guessing your the 11 or 12 year old...yea.

Answer 25

The law determines the age of eighteen.

There is no appropriate age to smoke.

I have been a smoker for many years and I'm telling you one should not smoke, it's very bad for your health.

I hope your talking about cigarettes.  

Good luck

Answer 26

Pretend smoking is fine under the age of 65 after that you can "really" smoke and it shouldn't cause any harm.

Answer 27

Yeah no age is right for smoking, and the younger a person is when they start the more potential for damage they create.