anyone brave enough to say that they thinking smoking is a killer

Hatley, I'm a smoker and even I agree with you. I wish I had never started. Its not glamorous in the least, it smells bad, makes your teeth discolored, to name a few deficits. I'd like to quit. I've been smoking for over 30 years and never have wanted to quit until the last few months, but its one of those things thats easier said than done. At least for me.

Hello Hatley, that is really sad about your husband and I am really sorry that you went through that. I read that discussion and never responded to it, I am a smoker and I started smoking at the age of 14, I quit it on my 30th birthday and did so for 3 years, it was hard but I had had enough and I did it. Unfortunately I began again last year, I was going through a whole heap of personal problems, had no one to turn to about it all and so turned to that again. I do not think it is sexy, glamorous or anything good, I hate that I stink and I make myself go outside and smoke so I am not near my children. I do not smoke as many as I used to, from being on 20 a day I am down to 7 and those are my cannot go without times, those are what keeps my withdrawals from kicking in. I will quit again, I am nearly at the stage where I am sick of it. But I do not gloat about it and would not subject anyone else to it.

Although I do feel for you for the loss of your husband to blame smoking for all health problems isn't right either. So many of the "studies" done on smoking are not good science. It's propaganda only. There are other studies that show that smoking is not only beneficial with some diseases but can be protective. If you would like to read some studies you can do so here: http://www.forces.org/evidence/evid/therap.htm and here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/03/08/wtob08.html I also recognize your right not to smoke. That is your choice. Please allow me the right to smoke if I so choose.

atleast i'll die happy,gotta go ,need a smoke

I'm sorry to hear about your husband. I do wish people would be bold enough to stand up to smokers. I get tired of hearing them whine about their rights. What about my right not to have to breathe second hand smoke?

they said smoking is sexy? its make the man more masculine? Actuallly thats what they thought only to have reasons to smoke. hehehhe..WEll, definitely i am disagree too. Even my father is a smoker too but i am very disagree And i really found smoking a killer...One thing because its unhealthy habbit. Not good to our body especially to our lungs and heart. It can produce of different sickness.

That is so sad...I don't smoke..I don't like to be around it at all..It isn't good for the body..

Count me in. I love my brother so much and it kills me whenever he smokes. He believes me when I say it's bad, that's not a question but he can't stop it. It's addicting. If anyone does not smoke and wants to try it out of curiousity, they're getting themselves into a big trouble.

smoking isn't sexy or glamorous even though i do it i know that its not good for me and i should probably quit. but i guess theres so many things that cause cancer even people who don't smoke get lung cancer its like we can't do anything without getting cancer i know smoking doesn't help my chances of getting cancer in my lungs but i'm addicted and its so hard to quit