I know smoking is bad for our health, but why is it that some people still smoke

Smoking is no doubt a bad habit which should be given up. If that is not possible, it should not be done in public places especially in the vicinity of those who are non smokers because they will also have to suffer as 'passive smokers'. Keeping this in mind, some countries have banned smoking in public places and the offenders I think should be punished severely for causing harm to innocent people.

I am a smoker. Well hope to be soon ex smoker. We do know what the side effects are. But yet we continue to smoke. It is not a relaxant but it does appear to be. It is an addiction that takes hold. It is hard to give up because the brain sends signals like a craving for food. Once we smoke, the cravings go.

hi, yes, even me, i hate those smoker, its really irritate me and annoy me. and its bad to our health, specially those second smoker. they said smoking is one way to release their stress.

They first takes it for pleasure. May be they find it more manly when they smoke. But after taking for few times i think they get addicted and can't stop at all. Recently one of my friend got addicted. At first he was just taking for fun but now he is addicted and trying to stop as it is time to go home for break. But I think he can't stop it. I use to hate smokers but must of my friends turned to be smoking. So I don't say anything. Every body knows there are lots of affects of smoking including some dangerous cancers but they still smoke. If they don't know and they take it is our responsibility to stop them but when they know and still take, i think it all their habit that can't be stop. Even if their parents try to stop they will just agree but smoke when away from parents. So addiction. It would be nice if they stop smoking so we too won't be passive smoker and help themselves have a healthy long live.