How many people know the effects of smoking, but start smoking anyway?
90414
I knew all of the risks involved in smoking and started anyway because I simply just wanted to fit in.  Stupid I know, but I am proud to say that I quit smoking 2 years ago.  I also lost someone close to me to cancer.  It was my mother and she died of colon cancer.  She never smoked a day in her life.  Some people die from lung cancer and never smoke either.  Smoking is a highly addictive drug.  Even though people know what could happen to them, they just don't care anymore because the nicotine has control of them.  Its sad, but true.
585469
eeeeeeew!!!! smoking is the worst thing...i'm sure many girls hate it (but one of my friends think it's appealing---can't understand what's up with her). smoking is really bad for you and you'll get bad teeth, lung cancer, etc. don't do it for an image...don't do it all. Everytime i'm near someone or i walk past someone smoking and i get secondhand smoke (yuck!) i turn to my friends and we joke saying we just lost 11 seconds of our lives.
739454
No , but there are terrible consquences of smoking like heart disease, stroke and lung cancer, go to the following sites for more info:\n\nhttp://www.quitnow.info.au/ (best anti-smoking site)\nhttp://www.quit.org.au/\nhttp://www.nsma.org.au/facts.htm\nhttp://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Health_Effects_of_Smoking\n\n(They are australian sites because i'm from there_)
302001
i'd say yes. in most of the world and in the US before the 60's, 50%+ of the population smoked. since there are more people outside of the US than in the US, I would say that there are more geniuses smoking than not.
200093
In 2004 in the US there were 173,700 new cases of lung cancer and an estimated 160,440 deaths from lung cancer. Of those it is estimated that 87% are caused by smoking. Some 3,000 people die of lung cancer a year from second-hand smoke.\nI would expect that everyone who was diagnosed with lung cancer spends some time in hospital and so does everyone who dies - nice big number, isn't it?
809012
I am a nonsmoker but I support smoking. Medical tests have shown an increase and that people are more likely but it has not been straight proven. As for the rest it is because we, as Americans, are too concerned with what is trendy. Right now it is trendy not to smoke and to jump on the "let's blame the smokers bandwagon". It's easy.
719434
I'm with you.  People will smoke no matter.  We all know they're bad, but we'll keep smoking if we want.  Friggin hippies.\n\nAnd i'm with the cigar thing mm...  although you can develop lip cancer.
405326
Smoking at anytime effects your risk for lung cancer. But then again breathing nowadays does with all of the pollution and stuff in the air.
1124497
Because it is not. Smoking is not healthy yet how many people smoke? Choice and the consequences that go along with it. Peace.
1055736
I think people are just of the mentality of "it won't happen to me".  That, or the addiction overrules the risks.  I personally smoke, and there's times where I'll think about the damage I'm doing, and think that I'm going to quit, but I won't.\n\nI don't deny the health risks etc however.  I'm open and able to admit that I am stupid :)
1077768
Don't be a fool.   Do not start smoking.  Once you are addicted, you will suffer greatly, then discover so many places that you CAN'T Smoke in.  Even Second hand smoke is a danger.  Smoking is also getting very expensive.   $5 for a pack of 20?   Gosh, what a waste of money. \n\nSome people are allergic, just as they are with Pollen, Dust, dog hair and dander.
577478
I couldn't agree with you more! I am totally against the whole smoking thing. I have never tried a cigg. Sure, just like other teenagers i've been offered a cigg and went through peer pressure but I stayed strong and said no. My grandfather died when I was 8 years old from lung cancer because he smoked so much and that made me learn. I loved him a lot and used to spend so much time with him and my grandma and when he died I was crushed and i've been so against smoking ever since. People shouldn't wait until somebody close to them dies from smoking to learn how bad it is because by then it might be too late. Oh, and to the people who start smoking and then quit sure I'm glad that they quit but it's their fault they started smoking in the first place. Nobody can make anyone do anything. So I definitely have more respect for those who never started.
591531
age 56..smoking 40 years...started when i was 16...yea i have tried to quit many times..smoke 2-3 packs a day..of course smoking affects my health...short of breath...chest pain..double bypass
115059
I believe that most people, anywhere in the world (almost),\nyoung and old alike, have been inudated with the trials and tribulations of smoking.  It's a shame that this product, which has been a major cause of lung cancer, hasn't been able to get the point across to "everyone", but it hasn't.\nI read that cigerette smoking is more addictive and harder to quit then heroin.  I smoked for 43 yrs. When I was told I had COPD I quit - cold turkey.  My lungs are the age of a 93 yr. olds. They won't get any worse, but they won't get any better. It's not easy to get the point across because there are so many people out there, like me, who really don't believe it will happen to them.  I believe this feeling is lots stronger when we are teenagers.
1147130
Replace smoking with sex...lots of it!
446758
oh boo hoo...bc smoking is great....go to better ventalated restaurants or stay at home...a lot of people like to smoke after they eat....im a smoker and my teeth are white....my nails are healthy....oh yeah and my breath doesn't stink....actually a lot of people can't tell i smoke unless they see me....i chew gum i wear perfume...im good to go...its people like you that are ruining it for us...so shh
111400
Nonsmoker: I'm under 18 and already I know that smoking is REALLY BAD!!! I hate it. I know a lot of things by joining after school groups and they teach about in school sometimes. I would never really want to be around someone who smokes, unless they are family or really close friends.