Why do people smoke cigarettes? ?!


Question: Why do people smoke cigarettes.? .?
Some people say it was fashionable or pure pressure, and others to look cool, but it serves no purpose. Yes first nations started it because it was part of their religion or something, but it does nothing, but kills you overtime and cost money. Alcohol is bad for you and their is extremes, but it does something unlike smoking, so why continue to smoke we know its bad.?Health Question & Answer


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Have you ever had nicotine in your system.?.?.?

It's not about the act, the look, or whatever BS non-smokers try to say it is... it's nicotine; plain and simple.

A nicotine buzz is strong enough to keep going back for more, but weak enough to incorporate into your everyday life.

I smoked for a year and it was never about looking cool or peer pressure... in fact, none of my friends or family knew I did it. I'd smoke 1-2 cigarettes a day just for the sweet, smooth buzz that eased the stresses of my life before I went to bed/or started my day. So I guess my habit was pretty much way different from the major of people who smoke normally, but the addiction was still the same; I was just strong enough to say, "yes this is bad for me, but I enjoy it, so I need to limit myself"

Then one day I just said "f*ck it, I don't need this... let's see if I can rough this out.?"

And I did... but if it wasn't for the health factor, I'd smoke/chew all day and night hahaHealth Question & Answer

Science clearly demonstrates that smoking is unhealthy. Thanks to a number of public health campaigns and the fearmongering of friends/family most smokers already know why smoking is bad. Some of them simply choose to ignore the warnings while many want to quit but can't.

The one common denominator is that nearly all smokers are addicted to cigarettes via nicotine. Smokers build up a tolerance to nicotine over time so that it takes more cigarettes to get the same feeling. Nicotine is a stimulant that helps people feel more alert. Without it, smokers are often irritable and withdrawn.

On the same token, while some science shows that a small glass of red wine could have some health benefits, the research also shows that drinking alcohol in greater amounts can be just as detrimental to human health as smoking if not more so.

So the answer is addiction rather than lack of knowledge. The same goes for many obese people. They know that eating so much is making them get heavier but they are addicted to food so it is hard for them to stop eating.Health Question & Answer

Two reasons: it's very pleasurable because of the nicotine in the smoke which makes you calm and euphoric, and it's extremely addictive, one of the most addictive drugs known.

EDIT -- Heh, what Rick calls the "sweet, smooth buzz"

I'm like him, I'd smoke all day if it weren't bad for you, but I've stopped.Health Question & Answer

yeah i used to smoke but i quit for football and wrestling. like he said, it gives you a slight high, makes you relax and it cleared my mind and made me just think about things.
and blake nicotine isn't why people are addicted. they are addicted to just doing something, its all in the head. i needed to stop smoking so i did, its just the addiction of always doing something, like smoking on the phone, smoking while your driving, just doing it whenever.Health Question & Answer

It does have a slight high to it, but not enough for it to be regulated.

It's a prop mostly, like you said, but it does get addictive.

It can also relax you because look... it makes you inhale large amounts.

Taking deep breaths is usually a form of relaxation, but with smoking you are inhaling black smoke, so it is also killing you at the same time.

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thats kind of a stupid question. you should go read one of those forums where people go on and on about what miserable smokers they are and how they want to quit but can't. or the people who smoke and enjoy it and will probably live to be 100 anyway. you have to get inside their minds if you want to comprehend smoking. same for any irrational and stupid behavior. go observe the people who do it.Health Question & Answer

Actually indian tobacco the kind that native americans smoked did mess you up...

I don't know.Health Question & Answer

just something i noticed...first nations don't inhale smoke, they smell for ceremonies. Where I live they are always against tobacco at their pow-wows.Health Question & Answer



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