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We know it messes up your lungs,and reduces libido. It also costs a fair bit of money. It messes up your skin texture as well, and you can see those middle aged women with prune lips and pasty faces. Now it appears that smoking helps the Corona Virus to bond to cells, and this makes it much harder for the immune system to fight the virus.

I just can't understand what the appeal is given all the damaging consequences.

because of socialization ?or being addicted thru the help of other friends or family that smoking?

i am a quitter and proud to be one,i did smoke for many years but end up now?i am not even taking a single stick.

in later?they will surely find the damage before realizing whats wrong.

I think people first want to test themselves by seeing a smoker. After that, he/she was unknowingly addicted to it. And that person started to smoking at times without his own knowledge. In this way, it becomes addictive at one time & that person can't come out from this life threaded Addiction. But luckly even I can't tolerate cigarette smell.

I have asked a lot of people about it. Most of them say that it "calms them down" if they are nervous. Then it goes like addiction. Second popular answer is that it helps to make friends, in other words it binds people. Actually, I also smoked when i was living in my property in Spain (https://tranio.com/spain/) and partied a lot, but now i give up smoking because I fell in love

Because I'm smoking 12 years old and cannot stop. I have a good childhood, dad has two jobs. Never ever need to worry for example how much gas you put in a car, always full tank. I'm, not a spoiled kid and same own kids.

stress, habit maybe. It's hard to give up!

Here are some ideas.   

1) Lungs already damaged due to asbestos exposure
2) My robot is ready whenever I am
3) More money than I can spend with the life I have left
4) I'm no longer vain
5) If the virus goes pandemic, we will lose 2% of the population.   The Black Plague killed 50%
else)  Stress relief man.  Everyone has a vice.

I used to wonder why young people smoked, with their whole life ahead of them.  The reason is clear now - everyone may starve in a few years.  :(

For some, this has already become an insurmountable addiction. Other people just like it. They understand all the consequences, but they like the process. Just like alcohol for many people.

It's difficult to give exact information about why people still smoke but I think it's a type of intoxication that many people don't want to give up Everyone knows that it can be harmful to our body and death can be cancer. People can not leave it is a type of addiction Many friends have learned from one and a half and some have learned to eat themselves However I do not like to smoke cigarettes nor do I smoke.

Just to reinforce the point.

It was reported that Chinese men are more likely to die from the Corona Virus than Chinese women. This was assumed to be related to their sex. In fact research revealed that 40% of Chinese men smoke, and only about 2% of Chinese women do so, Smoking helps the Corona Virus to bind to cells and multiply, and this is the reason for the increase in deaths.

If you'd take the pain to ask most smoker why they do it persistently, you'll realize that their main problem is the addiction and nothing else, its takes a whole lot to stop a man or woman from smoking, its just like drinking alcohol too. Funny enough, if you try educating them on the hazards they are prone to while smoking in this part of the world, they reply you with the phrase ''A man only die once'', so pathetic!

I asked my friend why does he smoke?  The answer I got was hilarious he said he doesn't like to smoke but it looks cool and with smoking swag he can attract girls. Seriously I know my girl she hates cigarette smell.

How old is your friend? if he's a teenager close to early 20s that would be a valid reason.

I have friends who work in the BPO industry and the shifting of their schedule is toxic and they smoke a cigarette to relieve the stress that they get from the work. And it's also a mechanism to them so that they won't fall asleep as they work on graveyard shift. For others, I don't know the reason but mostly it's a habit.

Probably addiction... just like most of us living on earth are addicted to one thing or the other. Unfortunately smoking things like cigarettes has more disadvantages than advantages to many/most people. The addiction and the possible health challenges are not good things. I guess those that are addicted could start reducing the amount they smoke a day, eat/live more healthy, deal with the root cause of the addiction, until they finally quite smoking.

We all know that smoking is harmful to the health we smoke Smoking destroys our lungs and causes a spread of diseases I also usually smoke but now i can not quit. In fact smokers themselves don't even know why they eat. It's an addiction and addiction.

I think this addiction is mostly psychological. Like, if your spirit is weak, you can't quit though you know the consequences. Personally I tried smoking but I never grew addiction to it. At first, it's just interesting to try, then it may become an essential part of your life if you're not strong enough

Personally, I smoke because I like to. Period.
I often fly overseas, longest flight so far was 28hrs portal-to-portal with most around 18-20hrs, I regularly work in clean rooms and pharmaceutical mfg areas and not being able to smoke at those times has never bothered me at all. Even when I am freely able to smoke I'll often go several days without a cigarette just because I don't feel like it. Nonetheless I average 1 pack a day.

Never once has it bothered me to not be able to smoke. I figure that once it DOES bother me - that is the time to quit.

You cant stop. Its coded into our DNA. whatever is coded into DNA you will like to do it repeatedly. Anything we consume often, its coded, and then you always will be sick until its gone from DNA. So, to stop you will have to suffer in a huge pain, its restoration pain. Any food, drinks, all that changes our DNA work.

Yes you are right he was in his early 20s, now smoking has become his habit which he can't leave.

I agree, its hard to quit because they used to it as part of their daily habit. I know someone who can consume 2 packs of cigarette each day, its like a candy that if he crave for it then no one can stop. I think a person will only stop smoking if he feel something is wrong in his health. But before someone can stop, damage has been done already to his lungs making it to a point his life is at risk.

I have never smoked in my life but I have seen a friend who went from a smoking hater to a chain-smoker taking 4 cigars a day now. When I asked he said he is hooked and it reduces his depression as well and more importantly it makes him look cool infront of those college girls. I tried to convince that those college girls won't be there to help him if he gets a heart attack. But basically in general, getting high is probably the only reason people smoke.

what you say may be very appropriate but I believe that you might not be a smoker. I am also not a smoker but you try to ask them, they know that smoking is very bad and dangerous for the lungs and also drains money. but the main problem is that they have made cigarettes like an inseparable tool (addicted). they better not even eat than not smoke !! and that's true said by smokers.
it's not as easy as getting people to not smoke if it's not from themselves.

4 cigars a day cannot be consider as "Chain Smoker" mate because that classification is for those who smoke at least 1 case or more a day but still that is alarming because he used to be a Smoke hater.
i am sure there is someone that influenced Him to try and like smoking .
you cannot be High by smoking cigars mate because nicotine has no drugs at all,maybe weeds is what you are pointing?

People smoke cigarettes, because this is a kinda helpful for social skills.
Example: If you meet a girl on crowded place, go outside and smoke cigarettes and talk :)

Addiction is the reason why, even if they already know the outcomes and it's really dangerous, still they continue to smoke because they get addicted. Showing our care to them doesn't make them stop from doing it. Self care is part of it, if they really wanted to stop they'll do it themself.

I believe its addiction that most people can't seem to let go. I have a Doc friend that can finish a full pack of cigarette in one day but he will still preach to you that cigarette smoking is very dangerous to health. So to me it's all about addiction

As fast as the supply of nicotine is, the effects of addiction to the brain are greater People themselves cannot say precisely why they became addicted to smoking. This nicotine wash is the main reason for addiction.

Smoking is a habit and every habit leads to addictions. Some people in cold geographical locations use smoking to warm up internally. These are some of the reasons why people smoke.

Consuming tobacco in any form will make you addicted for it,so there is no other reason than to create artificial dopamine secretion which will gives you short time pleasure to your mind.

And government wants taxes from these tobacco consumers so they are not interested in banning it.

It is the same reason why people drink alcohol or even drive fast in the highways.
We know that it is unhealthy or dangerous but we still do it because it provides us a way of entertainment or a way or having fun/relax.

I think people do cos they are ignorant of the fact that it's dangerous to health or its a habit which they find very hard to stop

Instruction about smoking is very dangerous, maybe it is often done by all governments that want their citizens not to have an impact with the accompanying illness if smoking. even wrapped in cigarettes has been given a picture of the impact that will be affected if still smoking. but this is not easy to be able to prevent them from smoking, because we also have to understand that maybe they smoked since childhood and have become addicted to it that is not easy to be asked to stop. need proper education to be able to change the character of the addiction and personal desire to want to change.

Habit , pleasure people do smoking because they are addicted to it or other reason there environment like  friends and relatives promote it or they do it watching which people start smoking , i know some of my friends who smoke up to a pack daily

Well I see it as an irresistible addition that is very hard to let go. Smoking to some brings relaxation to the mind and helps forget the bitterness of the moment

The nicotine contained in cigarettes make the brain crave it.

Same can be said about alcohol or any "hard" drugs out there.
Simply put, social factors and that feelgood moment when you take a puff.
I personally don't smoke cigarettes, but i do quite often enjoy a good cigar. For me its not addition as i can simply not smoke for days/weeks and feel fine, but i do enjoy that 1 hour of peace and quiet when i have a glass of whiskey and a stogie.

I also don't like smoking You just said it pushes us into social issues This is usual practice and many people who have never slept before have often smoked to forget about their grief and suffering But I think we should stay away from it. Diseases that are harmful to our body and can cause nausea in the body.

that's a good question but it's a part of human nature we do whatever pleases us right now not looking for the long term effects
I used to smoke cigarettes a lot almost 2 packs a day but now I am a quitter and that was as easy as it seems, the drive for me and many others was a mental one , you think of it as a little candy that you consume in your stressed times your free times and in-betweens once you get your thoughts fixed and determined, you will find that it's an easy decision that it' hard to take

I think many factors lead people to smoke: dealing with stress and all the different emotional situations makes people seek a way to overcome and deal with these issues and of course, nicotine is a very addictive substance, which explaines why most people can't quit smoking.

I don't find any reason for smoking. Smoking cause cancer everyone knows but they are not subject to judgement. There is no punishment for smoking. Everything is in paper not in really.
People can quit smoking any time. It is weird to gradually quit smoking. You can quit all on a sudden.
You should quit smoking for living longer and healthy life.

In fact, people do not even know why they smoked You said that you should quit smoking, thinking of your own health I do not like to smoke Smoking gently drives people to death Smoking should not be avoided to prevent this fatal disease. It is not a difficult thing for a person to quit but those who smoke do not even know why they eat it.

I agree with you, but each of us has our own weaknesses with which we are fighting. It is not always immediately possible to overcome our weaknesses, even if we ourselves want this.

There are many punishments -

Poverty for some
Lung disease
Reduced libido
Greater risk of serious complication from the Corona Virus, because of the increase in ACE-2 receptors.

no one know when they gonna died. just because they smoke it not gonna destroy they life.many disease that takes people life.
i do smoke and i think it not so bad. not all about smoke had negatif efect.
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You smoke because its
1) legal and 2) lethal, but in long term
you just don't see the consequences right away.
aslo nicotine is one of the most addictive things out there so no wonder you can't quit

I agree. When you don’t see the short-term consequences of your actions, it’s much easier for you to ignore the fact that what you are doing will do you significant harm.

It is not so easy to quit smoking.
Just consider if it is so easy to you to quit Internet. You are addicted to that. You know that it is not good for your health but still you do it because it is a part of your daily routine.

There are two types of cigarettes. Industial one - which is rubbish and homemade cigarettes - like Cuban ones, cigarillos and similiar. Difference between these two are enormous.
I know people who smokes from 15. till the death around 85years. But they smoke high quality cigars.

Some even smoke cigarettes now because they believe that taking in hot substances of drink help prevent one from getting Corona virus

I know a lot of people cannot quit smoking because of their addiction to nicotine. But there are also some cases where they cannot resist because it's really a great feeling when you smoked right after a heavy meal. I experienced smoking, but also quit because my father's side of the family got a history of emphysema. So it's better to stop this early and stay healthy.

Quitting is really tough one if you are addicted to smoking. But if you have the will to change and major reason like been confined to a hospital for few weeks (so you can't smoke) you will definitely change for the better. But if you desire to try it again after quite sometime, you will find yourself you will be addicted again. You should totally quit this vice before it's too late.

People still smoke cigarettes because the addiction to the nicotine and they use smoking cigarettes as a reason so they can think better when they have a problem or if they are in relax time. Maybe they need to quit smoking as that will not good for their health, especially in these situations which the virus can spreads to their body without they know. But still, it is difficult to explain to the people who already have a heavy addiction to smoking cigarettes.

I just don't understand them they said it was a stress reliever but how about us with weak lungs and especially this days coronavirus affect the lungs too combined it with cigarettes it is fatal. Maybe I should create a change.org petition to ban this in our country it will be for the better.

because it has become addictive...
a heavy smoker will experience dizziness and body weakness if not smoking, this is due to the effects of opium that occurs for years and the smoker's body becomes in dire need of the nicotine that is in cigarettes.

Because they want to die a slow and painful death.

I’ll be honest that I usually smoke a half of a black and mild going into work every other day. I know it’s bad and it will probably end up giving me cancer... its just a nice little buzz before I head into work for the day and it relaxes me a little bit. Sure, I could end up saving probably about $100 at the end of the year. If I could do anything every day without cost I would probably have a 10mg edible before going into work every day lol.

Unfortunately thats the worst that can happen to those who cant quit smoking.

They say its addicting and hard to overcome. But I believe if there's a will there's a way so if someone is determine to stop he can probably do it.

You wont think about the negative effect unless you already feel something is wrong with your body.

Addictions are a hard thing to kick.

i think smoking is not only a bad habit but also an addiction. when people get themself involved in smoking they can not give up this bad habit.

People smoke cigarettes for more reason.
Sometimes they smoke because they like it.
Sometimes they smoke for remove pain.
And i smoke for forget past and remove pain.

Honby from others, some use it for socialist and feeling classy. Others use it just for fun .

My friend says that it's an awesome way of communication. You may not talk to anyone at the party, for example, but when going into the smoking-room and I already have a similarity with people there.

Not really ;D

Because you can talk to anyone even if you are not smoking cigarettes, some people say that smoke cigarettes can make the situation friendly, and they can talk or discuss like the old friend. But to smoke cigarettes or not, that will depend on yourself. The important thing you can get healthy.

cause it's one of the hardest addictions except drugs

To my knowledge, people smoke for many reasons, some to enjoy happiness, some to get rid of depression, and some to enjoy hobbies. Again, I often hear that someone smokes cigarettes to forget his past girlfriend I personally think that cigarettes don't really work as well as any of the above, but they do a lot more harm to health.

I also hate people who smoke.

Smoking leads to dopamine secretion which gives temporary happiness for the people who has been smoking that is the reason why people smoke.If you think you can live longer if you are not smoking then nature has the answer for you, which kills you any time so the fate decides the death not the healthy status of individuals.

Not for me.

Awesome way of communication?in what sense?

Killing yourself just to communicate?



i am a quitter and this is the only thing that i quit in which i am proud so much.

what do you mean by hate? if a person on the other side of the world you never met smoke you already hate him?

The process of smoking cigarettes creates situations that facilitate communication with other people.
That is unfortunately the case. Still, the price for that is way too high!

I smoke because I like to. Period.

Habit, stress and forget pain
In fact, almost 100 percent of people are addicted to drugs but it can come differently because of each person. However, it is imperative for everyone to give up the more harmful aspects of it.

I read somewhere recently that every cigarette you smoke takes 11 minutes off the end of your life.  Pretty crazy to think about if remotely true...

I think first time they took cigarette just because of curiosity then day by day they make it Their habit.Disappointment in might be another fact also       

At a young age everyone tells you that it's forbidden to smoke cigarettes which brings a lot of teenager who want to rebel against society to it. And once you start smoking and get addicted it's very hard to stop again. For the guys it seems cool to smoke and for the girls it a way to lose some weight and avoid being hungry so much. Taxes on cigarettes should be much higher so less and less people smoke. 

Person who is not only getting affected while smoking, it also affect the nearby person who inhale the smoke particles which almost 30 to 40% harmful as smoking on our own that is the reason man people hate smokers if they are nearby, and many countries have laws against if you do this on public place.

People who smoke cigarettes are aware of the bad effects on their health. They are victims of this kind of vice as well, they do want to live longer just like us.

The urge is just too much for them to suddenly stop the habit. Its too addictive that even watching someone smoking will make them wanna go out and ask a stick of cigarette to satisfy their addictive. It's a serious problem to these guys, some of them already have lung cancer but can't stop inhaling the nicotine.

Smoking is a bad habit and very harmful to health. Unfortunately, we have started to notice that there are a large number of young people who started smoking at a young age and this is a very negative and dangerous phenomenon and that it is caused by the society in which we live and I am very happy because I do not smoke and I will never think of smoking

It becomes addiction. It already become a part of their body. They will not become satisfied if they don't take it and it is not that easy to quit smoke because their will again adjust and they may become sick. But if they really love themselves, no matter how hard it is to quit smoking they will find a way.

I think people smoke cigarettes because they give a momentary pleasure and relaxation but at the same time smoking also has many contraindications helps the tar deposit on the walls of the lungs

Most people can not stop smoking because it contains addictive substances in addition to the psychological aspect, and this relates to the personality of the smoker. As for I am able to quit smoking when I want and I do not face any problem in that either my friends find it difficult to quit smoking

Just one question to the OP! How to stop smoking, If addicted very badly to it. Even though we know that it is really bad for health we just addicted to it and cannot stop smoking if you have some ideas then I am happy to hear.

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You can't stop it completely, just reduce the number of cigarettes slowly.

If 4 packets for a day then try to reduce it to 3 in the first step then make it gradually after 6 months or even take a year to a stage when you doesn't need to smoke to get that satisfaction.

You can ask the same question about many other things. For example: why do people still eat junk food? Or: Why don't all people lead an active lifestyle?

Because in order to do this, you need to realize this and turn on willpower.

the saddest part about nicotine addiction is that most people start due to peer pressure.