Why do people smoke cigarettes when they know that it causes cancer?
People smoke cigarettes because nicotine is remarkably physically and psychologically addictive.
I started smoking cigarettes when I was 17 years old and a young Marine. I did it because… I don't honestly know. Just because everyone else did, I guess.
I didn't even like smoking. It made me cough. It made me dizzy. Sometimes it made me feel nauseated.
But I kept right on doing it because … I don't honestly know why.
Then came the day that I said, “Fuck this, no more Marlboro Reds for me. This is stupid!”
Guess what?
I couldn't quit.
My body rebelled. Every moment of every hour of every day that passed I was consumed with an overwhelming, fierce desire to light a cigarette and fill my lungs with that glorious, glorious smoke.
I itched. I burned. I had to have it.
And then I'd smoke. And then the first few drags would feel great. And then I'd realize that I didn't even like smoking. It was gross. I hated it.
And I could not quit.
I tried over and over. I'd get the shakes. I'd get nervous and angry and tense and fidgety. I’d want a cigarette more than I wanted anything.
And I'd smoke.
I finally quit when I left the military. It helped that my husband detested smoking and pushed me not to do it.
I stopped for ten years. Ten full years. Ten full years of always wanting to smoke. Every single day of my life.
Then he died.
I started smoking again. Smoked for five more years. Same stupid cycle. I hated it, but I couldn't quit.
Finally I did. I haven't picked up a cigarette in over 15 years.
As I type this, however, I'm experiencing a powerful urge to smoke, just thinking about it. That's how addictive nicotine is.
Oh, and also as I type, my father, who will die soon of advanced COPD caused by cigarettes, is sitting across the room from me.
He's smoking.
Because he can't quit.
People smoke because they can't quit.
This is why i want to buy BAT, but again, illegal cigarettes. Like drug addicts, people who smoke want the cheapest one that can help them scratch that itch. They dont really care so much about the flavor etc.
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Posted by limkokthye > 2018-01-13 21:49 | Report Abuse
all time low , low and low