Smoking...
By flares
@flares (15)
Canada
January 3, 2007 6:24pm CST
Throughout my life, I've been told smoking is bad and wrong, and a huge waste of money. Lately, I've had a huge urge and vibe to try it out, perhaps it has something to do with being a teenager, but I just have a weird pull to try it out. I don't have any close friends that smoke, but I do have a few semi-close friends who smoke. I don't know what I should do, as if my parents found out, I'd probably be scolded very badly. I don't think smoking is good either, but there is just something in me that wants to try everything out.
Also, my current beliefs are that smoking isn't that bad, as it's one person's own choice, and as long as they pay for it with their hard earned money, don't drag others down with them / second hand smoke, then its fine for the person.
What do you guys think? Have you smoked before? What's it like? Do you regret it? How easy is it to quit? Why did you start smoking? The questions just go on and on...
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45 responses
@mangmamani (134)
• Philippines
4 Jan 07
If you could please DONT START. It is not good for your health. And yes it is adictive once you start to enjoy it. But in the long run when you get older it is time for some payback. And yes like you said it is the choice of the individual. and you do have a choice and freedom to do so. And what ever your choice maybe you mas be ready to face the consequence of it. Again PLEASE DONT SMOKE.
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@shtiftseller (70)
• Romania
4 Jan 07
until we become adults we have this urge of doing what others tell us not to do...you should realize that this will haunt you 4 the rest of you life and that smoking does cause cance..i'm not trying to be a hero here but people do die of smoking..why should you risk your life just to be inline with others when in fact you should always try to be different..thats how you become a winner by thinking different and acting different
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@commonmode (79)
• Hong Kong
4 Jan 07
Cigrattes contain Polonium which can lead to cancer. So better beware........
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@marcellah (6)
• Netherlands
4 Jan 07
Well, as all the other comments say, just don't start!!
I'm smoking for years, and cannot get myself to stop.
So I'm a smelly woman with bad scan and all the other bad things smoking causes.
So good luck in not trying
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@smanipasu (350)
• India
4 Jan 07
don't try to start. you the girls have to restrict these kind of habits. because it ll affect in your pregnancy time and don't give risk to your baby.
@kittykitten08 (77)
• Philippines
5 Jan 07
I started puffing when i was in college, but it was just a few ones. Later on i stopped. Did it when chillin out while drinking. Right now, I am working and smoking in my workplace is a fad. But sweety, you have to take note that, you dont need to smoke in order to win friends. I have a lot of riends who smoke and a couple of it dont too. It is really up to you.. It is true that smoking is addictive but I dont get hooked up on it. I know what Im at. So dear, if you have plans in trying, you can just dont over do it to keep yourself from addictions.. okay? Smoke is great. ;-)
@duckiejunkie (19)
• United States
4 Jan 07
I started smoking as a teenager and the only reason I quit is because I became pregnant. I have never picked it back up, but there have been many times I wanted to. It was the hardest thing to quit, but I'm glad I did. Don't start, it's nearly impossible to stop.
@Bharat_Don (210)
• India
4 Jan 07
I have never smoke but my friends do smoke and I always ask them to leave it and I will also ask u to get rid of it if u want ur parents to feel proud of u and it will also affect ur health.
@eirejane (18)
• Ireland
4 Jan 07
I started smoking when I was 16, wanted to prove to my boyfriend that I can smoke when I want, I will not be addicted. I'm 36 today and smoking still. I regret every day that I even started, it may not be so hard to quit but it is a habbit, like a cup of coffee in the morning....please don't start,
@senvivek2k4 (97)
• India
4 Jan 07
i ve started smoking at the age of 15..but it was like once a month..now i smoke 10 a day..its not that addictive..but just feel like havin with my friends...
@sandeeppai (101)
• India
4 Jan 07
I would first like to methat ' A smoker is not a bad person, but smoking is bad'. A smoker might be a good person but the habbit is bad. By smoking a person is just spoing his health. The early effects of smoking might not be so much, but long time smoking results in various disorders in the body. Smoking can cause cancer, which is the most dreadfull disease. Cancer is dreadfull because it will cause a lot of suffering to human being as well as his family. So you will regret for smoking when you are affected with dealiest disceases caused by it. Getting into smoking is easy , but quiting it requires a lot of determination. But nothing is impossible in the world. Diverting your attention from smoking and chewing chewingum will prevent you from smoking. However if a person quits smoking abruptly then there may be some withdrawal symptoms which must be taken care of.
@Corezz (1013)
• Netherlands Antilles
4 Jan 07
Flares i have try to smoke wants but for my happiness i have "nervs of steel" and i quit it imideatly i thaught it in the years and never somke again..he's a litle something to show what some is:Since early 1800's when nicotine was first discoverd, smoking has been considered acceptable way of slowly killing one self, often in public, For many yearsit was considered perfect normal for smokers to notindulge in a habit that slowly turned their lungs to carbon but to openly inflict the same fate on others by polluting the air with deadly nicotine poison... so smoke is bad for u but baddly for others so consider twice before u do this.
