People know smoking isn't good for health, why they still smoke?

Why do you think? They are addicted! If they want to keep on smoking and know the effects it will have on their health, LEAVE THEM ALONE!! The whole damn world wants everybody to be the same! If people didn't have smokers to complain about, what in the world would they talk about? We, (smokers) are doing all of you who constantly complain, a favor, we are giving you an avenue to vent your, anger, hate and frustrations. Forgive me if I sound angry at you, I am not, it just gets to me from time to time hearing people make comments about smokers. I hear it EVERY SINGLE DAY! And if you wonder why we don't just up and quit, it's because we are addicted to it. We hate them and love them at the same time and we really want to quit but there's something about them that draws us back. Every day there's hundreds of people who give up smoking for good and maybe some day me and the people you know who smokes will be among those that don't!

Most of them claim there is no need for them to stop because they feel healthy. In fact some of them say they are better off than non-smokers because we the non-smokers breathe in second hand smoke which is more poisonous. Smoking is addictive, and the main culprit is nicotine. Many smokers say they need to smoke in order to think. The problem is a single puff only gives a few minutes of 'clear thinking'. That is why they tend to smoke more whenever they have something to discuss. They feel they cannot think properly if they do not smoke. all the best, rosdimy

Because it's heavily addictive? More so than heroin, even.

Addiction. People try it for various reasons, then try to stop later. When they can't stop, they are stuck. A good answer would be just to not trying it in the first place...

hmm.. i wonder what they get out of smoking... and who the hell invented these things... its not even healthy and have no benefits..... one of my friends told me that when they smoke it makes their burden less... and when they are stressed when they smoke it lessens their stress... i find this bull shitt....its all in the head...

its not that easy to quit, its the only bad habit that i have. and i started smoking back when they did not know the dangers.

Pople know smoking is harmful for health but less and less people are aware of the effects of passie smoke that is inhaled by the person who is sitting with a smoker, infact its found to be muh more dangerous. As to why your relatives smoke with your kids around, they don't care and are just lazy to be careful. Its something we know global warming is happening but we are to lazy to care about it, and still use plasice bags and cut trees and burn our wastes.

As a smoker, I can only speak for myself, I started smoking when I was a kid and didn't care. Now I am older but addicted!

I don't know why people now a days start up. I started back in the day before they were aware of just how bad it was for you. Why they continue...why I continue ...is because it is very very addictive. It is a more powerful addiction than heroin, i'm told and that is very powerful.

Smoking is not a thing which people just do for fun, infact they start it as a fun but later is becomes a addiction. I am only 21 but i am smoker, and its a bad addiction. I know its harmful and i should be doing this but i am not able to control myself. I want to quit smoking but how should i do it. Its a very difficult thing. However i dont smoke anywhere in front of everyone. I smoke when i am alone or surrounded by friends. Otherwise if there is someone else with me other than my friends i dont smoke. I have tried quitting smoking but i could not tolerate it. I hope i will quit it soon before it causes more damage to my health

I think it depends upon man to man. if they want to leave it then definetly they can leave but after being habitual it is very difficult Until they introduce with their effect they cann't leave it.

cause without smoke, taste of their mouth like black coffee without sugar. n smoke is their habit

because its hard for them to resist to this habit more than that a matter of fact its a style statement for some body so they even dont really care for their own lives.......thats why?

no way , like me want to guit smokimg for hundreds times , but i hav e no idea , who can help me i am in china . shanghai . QQ is 819640916

some people smoke for a reason... lyk when they're hungry...no food... Or maybe they've tried it and get addicted to it..

Once you've started to smoke it turns in psychological weakness. People usually start to smoke in youth to be a part of friends company, to be cool and accepted. After smoking several years, they start to feel first vestiges what smoking has done, usually it's health problems. I know people who don't want to quit, they like a process of smoking and health worsen isn't an issue to quit this habit. Smoking is one of many things people do wasting their health resources. In the end, we never can creep in other people head and know the real reasons why he/she is smoking. Maybe the joy of a smoke is bigger than the reason of smoking is.

It is addictive. I used to smoke. I started with just a stick a day and it became few sticks and then packs. The addiction lasted for just a year,Lucky me! I was able to quit it though without much effort.

Smoking is started from young age. Usually they started to smoke in the age between 18-25. Starting to smoke for just showing themselves as heroes around their friends and feeling about attracting girls. Once they started, it is very difficult to forgive this habit.

somoking is very addictive, they feel that if they dont smoke they cant get relaxed, or they might lose their temper. But if once these people realise that controlling temper and relaxing themselves can be done without the help of smoking also, then there are chances where those people might quit smoking. And most of the college students start smoking out of curiousness and then suffer as they are unable to quit it. And they also smoke for style.

actually aside from addiction, they usually smoke after eating to ease the feeling of heavy weight of foods in their stomach. Try to observe the manner of time that they usually smoke? LOL!