Smoking just is . The only its worse than some other habits coz of the passive smoking part .

You can always stop. Your body doesn't need it, it merely thinks you do because you're so addicted. It's always possible to stop smoking, even if it's difficult.

Once some people start, they just cant stop and their body really needs it is what I was thinking, but yeah, its terrible, its sick, and

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It's bad.

I don't really see how there can be a good reason to smoke. I'm not trying to pry into your life, risika...if anyone can give what they feel would be a good reason, that would be good.

Smoking gave my grandmother, whom I love more than anyone in the entire world, emphysema.

It's bad.

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at least it'll be a peaceful death.

or you might be coughing up a storm...but i understand that some people have good reasons to smoke..

I tried my first ciragette yesterday.

Eugh. Really, I hated it. Never doing that number again.

Well, I smoke for a reason. A good one, but I'm not going to share that because it's personal. Besides, if I die from smoking, at least it'll be a peaceful death.

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Smoking is disgusting. The end.

If I may add: Smoking is truly disgusting. Bad breath, teeth, skin, breathing problems, short life, expensive!, harmful to everyone. I don't understand why people smoke, wait I do, its b/c when they are young they get addicted. They need the nicotine (sp?). Thats why they invented the patch.

Since YN isn't letting me edit my own post. I meant 4000+ chemicals. Including poisons like acetone (paint stripper), butane (lighter fuel), and naphthalene (mothballs), nicotine, naphthalene, methanol, hydrogen cyanide, DDT, carbon monoxide, arsenic and ammonia.

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Smoking is disgusting. The End.

Yep.

Smoking is disgusting. The end.

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Originally posted by daveman486:
what does that have to do with smoking? Smoking isnt killing me, anything not in moderation can kill you.

Hmm..2000+ chemicals going into your body isn't considered moderation. Not by anyone's standards.

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what does that have to do with smoking? Smoking isnt killing me, anything not in moderation can kill you.

Um, YES, smoking kills. Once or twice in a life time won't kill you, but when you become "a smoker" than you will die due to the poison in your lungs.

If you don't believe me, believe my aunt. Believe my cousin. Believe my grandfather. The only reason he quit was because my mother wouldn't let him near me when I was born until he stopped. So he did. And, at 75 he looked better than at 68 when he'd been smoking.

I've got pictures to prove it.

thank you Euterpe!! u said it all!!! Cigareetes r not needed and they will never!! make u look kewl!! u think that people would be smarter by 2005!!!

I'm a smoker.. but those of us who say i've tried to quit but i can't are lieing. Many things in life are an addiction.. just as smoking is one. Wacthing the OC is a addiction for me.. but i can go without it. Same goes for smoking.. if you want to quit then quit. Yeah the first 48 hours suck, you want the nicotine.. but after that your good to go. I've quit a 10 times in a year.. and the only reason i pick it up again is because i feel like smoking.

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Well, then, maybe you're not very good at it.

what does that have to do with smoking? Smoking isnt killing me, anything not in moderation can kill you.

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Originally posted by daveman486:
How i relieve my boredom has nothing to do with my imagination. I don't know about you but imagining doesn't give me a mild euphoria.

Well, then, maybe you're not very good at it.

Anyhoo, kids, let's face it. Smoking is 'getting a motorcycle' for the under 18 crowd. You aren't an adult, you can't drink, vote, be President, own a car...etc. Ooh, look, I'm smoking -- I'm so dangerous and wise. I KNOW it's killing me but GOD, the STRESS. What? Exercise? No, no, it looks cooler if I smoke. I'm badass. I'm anti-establishment. I'm motha****ing James Dean.

Honestly, I don't care if any of you smoke. I'm not dating you, nor am I related to you. But maybe, you should take a good look at the people around you. If they encourage or faciliate your smoking, maybe they don't care as much about you as you thought.

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Daveman, but as you can see: the results don't balance out--the negative reprocusions are much worse.

Don't tell me the results don't balance out. This is a personal opinion. I know the reprocussions and feel the risk is worth it.

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okay wow, if smoking is a good way to "relieve boredom" then you have no imagination.

How i relieve my boredom has nothing to do with my imagination. I don't know about you but imagining doesn't give me a mild euphoria.

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I totally agree with ilb.

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i totally agree with every thing you said

wow...people actually agree with me! I'm so excited.

but yeah voice, my grandfather smoked a long time ago before it came out how unhealthy, life-threatening they were and he quit. I admire him because when he found out, he just threw away all his cigarettes and never smoked again. Thats why I get annoyed when people quit and then pick it up again (like my dads friend) because its "too hard".

my great uncle smoked like a smoke-stack (which later killed him of lung cancer) but the sad thing is is that he gave his wife second-hand smoke and later killed her as well.

I can understand why a lot of our GRANDPARENTS smoked.

But seriously, knowing all the risks today and STILL smoking? Come on people, let's be a bit more intelligent than THAT!

My aunt just had a quadruple bi-pass(sp?) caused from smoking. And you know what? Her son and his wife, though he has the same shaped heart as my aunt and they all live together in the same house SMOKE!

Now, see, that there, is just plain DUMB.

I have never, ever smoked and I don't intend to. I totally agree with ilb.