Why does people smoke even though it can destroy their lungs?

Question

i'm mad at whoever started to make a thing called smoking. i'm mad

Answer 1

maybe it's because the smokers believe that if he smoke he will look like a rich and unique person,in tagalog it's what they called,

"ma-angas".

Answer 2

because its addictive

Answer 3

We enjoy it. And while it certainly isn't healthy, it is also not the automatic death sentence that you believe it is.  

Answer 4

smoking has been around for centuries.

i do it infrequently (about 3 cigarettes per week, if that) and I just like the activity.  drawing the smoke in, watching the end of the cigarette glow, and having something to do with my hands and mouth.  it also chills me out sometimes.

see also:  the poem The Best Cigarette, written by Billy Collins.

Answer 5

yeah the things in there can be very addictive and some people just cant stop taking it. If people stop smoking after a long time then they should be really really proud of themselves for doing that. But it is really hard to give it up.  Especially one of the things in there called Nicotine which can be very addictive.

Answer 6

Cos its soooo cool.

Really.

and if you dont smoke...then you aren't cool

Answer 7

I hate smoking too...

people start because friends or family get them to, they enjoy it, then  can't stop because of the nicotine. Luckily I've never started, and don't plan to.

Answer 8

People smoke because they're STUPID, plain and simple. If you wanna get mad at somebody you should get mad at them -smokers- not the tobacco companies. Tobacco companies DO NOT force people to smoke. They wait for the dumb and stupid to buy their poison voluntarily. Every human has a brain to think with and is able to make their own decision whether right or wrong. Smokers ALWAYS put the blame on this and that but never on themselves and what's even worse than that is that people are buying this c**p and feeling sorry for those "poor" smokers who were "victimized" by the tobacco companies. That's just BS. You pick up a cigarette and smoke it, it's your own fu**ing choice and you're the only one to blame. Smoking isn't an instinct or a need that we're born with and have desire for. Yet, smokers get themselves hooked on smoking by forcing themselves to get used to it knowing fully that smoking is bad and dangerous and a big waste of money. People ARE stupid. They always want to follow and imitate others without even thinking about what they're doing. Most if not all smokers will say they picked up the habbit by seeing others around them smoke !!! So, if you see a bunch of people jump of a building then do u just jump ?? People are supid, simple. If you have a brain you don't need somone to tell you what's right and what's wrong and you should be able to make good decisions, always. Now, if someone picks up any bad habbits like smoking, drugs, alcohol...then that means they're immature, stupid and irresponsible people. And, if you do make a mistake and make a poor judgements, you can always correct them. But most smokers DO NOT want to quit and they'll always give you excuses like it's so hard to quit and c**p like that. But the fact of the matter is that they neither have the desire nor the will to quit. I know smokers who used to smoke two packs a day and then quit in a week's time and stayed away from it for months and then then they just decided to go back to smoking again. Why , because they just felt like it. But this is what I don't understand, tobacco companies are being sued for billions of dollars yet alcohol companies are off limits despite the fact that they ruin more lives and families than anything else. Why ? I don't know. Same thing goes for gun makers, do they ever get sued ? No. Why ? I don't know either.

Answer 9

well smoking didnt start out bad. its the comapnies now days who put all the addatives in US tobacco that make smoking so terirble. But then again its because of them that people feel the need to go out and buy the things day in and day out.

Usually people start out smoking at a young age when they dont know any of the detaiols about the drug except that their friends or whoever is doing it. By the time they learn about all the terrible things that are in it, they dont care because they realize that they have been doing it for so long and it hadnt hurt them by then that why would it hurt them later and if it does then thats a risk they are willing to take.

There are tobaccos that dont cause any harm what so ever and actually tase good. The only problem is they dont contain the nicotine that they are used to so it wont quite do the trick that they're looking for.

I started smoking at 9 and smoked for 4 years then had to switch to snuff/dip/smokless tobacco/chew because i couldnt breath if i smoked and im now a faithful dipper in my 22nd year of life now. I understand that want and need for the drug and wish it wasnt there.

A year ago i smoked an arabian tobacco he called hobbly bobbly which tasted amazing, ive also heard it called shisha or something like that but it didnt have the c**p us americans are used to....its too bad we all just dont smoke that and enjoy it :(

Answer 10

smoking is stupid, and people who say "i cant quit" are just lazy. There weak and there stupid, and why did they start in the first place?

Answer 11

People do it because it's an addiction. Even though people know it's bad for them, they can't stop. For some people it even impacts their body if they stop smoking and they have withdrawals that make them unable to stop.

The reason people start in the first place is that normally it's a way of calming yourself down or destressing. I personally don't smoke so I can't understand what it's like, but try thinking of something you're addicted to like a certain food or something (Or any drugs or masterbating if you do either) and then think about how hard it is to stop. That's what it's like with smoking.

Answer 12

Nicotine stimulates the production of endorphins in the brain, which makes the smoker less stressed. I'm sure there's got to be a fairly high percentage of smokers who are self-medicating for depression.  

Answer 13

The way I see it (YES IM A SMOKER) is personal preference which then leads to addiction. Of course we know its bad for us and we know of the hidden dangers but to me, choosing to smoke is like choosing to drink. If you think about it... TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING can kill you. Smoking, drinking, EATING, anything. Some faster than others and some worse than others but I don't quite get how everyone is always on my A.S.S about smoking. Good for you, you don't smoke, and you hate it. But why bash on those who choose to? No one constantly shoves their beliefs down YOUR throat so why should you do that to others. I say "TO EACH THEIR OWN." and if you don't like it then thats their problem, Not yours.  

Answer 14

well for one its addictive, and when people start they prob think it wont happen to them. most people start because there friends do it or parents etc. i wish i had never started! when cigarettes were first used they didnt know off any off the risks and damage they do. what makes me mad is that if you want to quit, the medicains you use are a h**l of alot more than the cigarettes themselfs, i think if cigarettes where taken off the shelfs it would be much better, let everyone go cold turkey! it would help me!! x

Answer 15

"cause nicotine is addictive.

Answer 16

well,I myself think people -espencially men smoke because It would be pretty weird when all the men or most of them smoke and you don't

the same is for girls.When you sit with friends they smoke and you dont want to be a strange one to them so you will decide to smoke to

Thats the reason