Argh! My friend is trying to influence me to smoking.

That is one thing I wish haven't learned, I had a hard time dealing with it too. I was once pressured to smoke too by friend, and to belong to the group, I was so dumb that I easily give up on such peer pressure. Smoking is one habit that is so hard to break, once you get hooked on it you're gonna have a hard time battling it. I'm just lucky that I did dropped that habit from a year now, it took me 15 years before deciding to quit and it's not that very easy too. I suggest that avoid that friend of your's as long as you could, if he insists then simply say NO..

If you don't smoke now...DON'T START SMOKINE! Take it from someonw who has smoked for more than 40 years, it is not good. Lots of non-smokers are friends and relatives with people who are smokers. No need to stay away from your friend, just tell your friend next time that you do not want it. He will understand. Quitting after years of smoking is the hardest thing you will ever do and it's just not worth starting.

I don't think you should call such a person your friend, he did you no favor by asking you to smoke along. I think he is a jerk himself and he is trying to make one out of you too. Better stay away from him and next time do tell him to his face that how bad he smells.

I started smoking years ago because it was cool. Well, it isn't cool and you should not let your friends influence you. It is very hard to stop smoking once you have started. It is an addiction attached to your brain cells. There is a section of your brain that needs the nicotine once it gets used to it in your system. Please, do not keep smoking and if your friend is a true friend, they will not make you do it again and further more, they should respect you enough to not smoke in front of you or near you. Respect yourself enough not to tolerate your friend pushing you int doing anything you don't want to.

It doesnt matter how much he has helped you in the past or how much you owe him. If he was a real friend he would not try to get you to smoke. I smoke and I know how hard it is to give up once you start, and how much money it can cost you. You will have to be strong and tell him that you dont like it and you dont want to, just dont do things to please anyone else, do them to please you.

you should refuse him if you wan't to smoke. health is always the highest priority. another way is pretend to have a try in front of him. but you should control yourself not to be addictive. i think he will give up persuading you to smoke seeing how you're sick of it.

I guess the best way to keep this person and "friend" off your tracks is to do your best to repay him now. If you don't have the means to repay him asap, make a list of all the alibis you could possibly tell him the moment he declares his presence in your life. Make friends with other people who will prove to be good influence for your well-being. You could also join an association or a group about anti-smoking. Engage yourself in a no-smoking campaign. This will tell your pal to back-off. Maybe he'll get your sign. You could also invite him to join your no-smoking group if you want to be sarcastic enough. Tell him your girlfriend doesn't want a smoker. There are plenty of ways to shoo him off; but be sure to remind yourself that your debt is outside or separate from the issue and and tell him that you are always reminding yourself that you are indebted to him in one way - but not smoking! Anyway, good luck and God bless.

I would tell him to stop it and if he doesn't, then tell him not to come around you anymore...I understand that he helped you at some point and you owe him...but you don't owe him by corrupting your health...No way would I let him make you do anything..No is NO!!He sounds like a bully to me and I wouldn't have any part of it...I am not being rude, just letting you know how I feel..I hate smoking...good luck..

A friend doesn't ask another friend to smoke if the other friend is a non-smoker like yourself. Just turn it down and say that's not something that you are into. You'll be his friend but I don't smoke. There are other ways to re-pay a friend back but smoking isn't one of them.

Helping a friend when he/she needs a help is a part of friendship. But forcing a friend to something can never be a part of friendship. If your friend had helped you, it was his goodwill towards you but if he is asking you to smoke, then it is not his goodwill. So no need to accept it. If you do not like something and you know that the same thing is not good for your health, why should you accept it? You can repay the help to your friend by making him a favour: convince him/her that it is not good for the health and one should abstaine from smoking all the times. This way, you will be able to get rid of something not desirable for you and for your friend too.

Smoking is like burning money. It also makes us die faster. So why should we smoke?

Your friend is not being a friend by trying to get you to smoke. I'm a smoker and I'm working on at least cutting down. It's UNHEALTHY! Smoking KILLS. No true friend would try and get you to join in his nasty habit!!! Say "no" -- stay strong. Don't ruin your life!

do not smoke.it is bad. i never smoke,and i hate the smell.so if my friends smoke in front of me,i will go away.

Drop it right now dude if he was a real friend he wouldn't force you to and by the sounds of it he isn't tieing your hands in the situation you just feel you should since he helped you, tell him how you feel on the subject and if he is a good friend he should understand. i hope this helps Matt

please just ignore his request. its the way most of the people start smoking. i think its not new that you know how bad smoking is. just avoid him.

you know what that is the test of your strong will , no one can tell you what you to do and if do not like it then you won't get influenced and if yo do not like it then get away from anyone you do not like. it is as simple as that.

I am a smoker...don't do it. this person is not truly your friend or he would not be pressuring you. You will become addicted and it will be so so so very hard to get away from it. It will cost you money and your health. What kind of friend would push that on you?....yup, you got it...no kind of friend. I started smoking when I was 10 and that was long before they knew the hazards. Back then a pack of butts was 25 cents and no ID needed. I have tried and failed to quit more times than I can tell you. It is an ugly, smelly and horrible and expensive addiction. If you are not addicted...don't do it!!! I don't care how much your friend has done for you...there are other ways i'm sure of repaying him besides taking up a habit that will compromise your quality of life if not your life itself. I don't even know you and I think I am being your very best friend in comparison with this person you "think" is your friend....he is not. If you care about being friends with this person...don't light up because i guarantee you will end up resenting him and not wanting to be his friend once you realize what it does to your health and to your purse.

Hi DevilHands, Don't let your friend get you hooked on smoking, it's a very bad habit that can cause all sorts of problems for you. It is very difficult to quit, once you have started. You say that you can't turn down your friend, but if he i a real friend, he won't try to get you to do something that you don't like. Remember, your friend doesn't own you, just because he did you a favour. Blessings.

if he asks you again after you just turn him down that you don't want to smoke,maybe he's not your friend.he didn't respect your decision.so he's not your friend. you must make your own decision not influence by others.

hi there see smokers want everybody around them to somke the reason is when they smoke they feel lonley because they smoke out of buildings for an example so they need somebody to stay with them and talk with them when they smoke see iam a smoker and i feel that too