Cigarette Addiction

That sounds like a lacy rette. (a cigarette laced with pot)

Cigs are gross. They slowly kill you as you get addicted. I mean, it kills you and you dont even get high..

-Emily-

I have and still do.

My mom smokes a pack a day

We try to bribe her, ''Mom, if you loved us you would quit''

She's like...shut up....

i dont think it is possible to become addicted to cigerettes after only one day of smoking them.

did someone lace your sh*t?

It's hard to make a general statement. Cigarettes affect various individuals in different ways. For some, the addiction is strong and rapid. For others the addiction can be mild or almost non existent.

I used to work in an environment where lots of people were constantly smoking. I wasn't a smoker and I hated it. Every day my clothes, my hair and even my skin reeked of the stale odor of cigarette smoke. I just felt filthy. I think that played a big part in being completely burned out after 3 years. Plus I always had to hear my mother calling to tell me how that occupation was going to kill me. I finally got out and moved onward and upward. So I guess I can thank the tobacco companies for the part their cigarettes had played in launching my next career move.

I'm sure cigarettes must seem cool at first but, except for one person, everyone I know who has been smoking for long wants to quit. And the cost!!! OMG, If I were going to pick an expensive habit to do myself in, it wouldn't be cigarettes. Tequila Patrón maybe or Schramsberg Blancs de Blanc. Oh but please, don't get me started!

I Agree With Lydia 101% On This :) xoxo-Nikki-xoxo

"It’s every body’s individual choice whether they become a smoker and whether they quit."

Yes, I agree. And personally, I think smoking is a bad choice but that's an opinion, not an attempt to interfere in anyone else's life.

What is is about cigarettes that make so many people think: "Cool."?

I've been tempted, yes, but I haven't done it because:
1. My friends would kill me
2. My grandad died of lung cancer
3. My ex started with smokes and then carried on with illegal drugs and ruined his life.

I'm really curious though. Why is it considered "cool"?

Yep, I know who he is too. I agree he was pretty sexy but, they weren't as aware then about the damages smoking could do to a person.

It's so incredibly stupid: Look at me suck on this cancer stick... everyone's warned me about the causes but at least i'm hot... oooh...sexy tar in the lungs...

I understand if you're addicted it's gotta be pretty hard to quit but to START??? Even after all the warnings? Idiotic...

Tobacco and cigarette warnings date back to 1964 in the U.S.

By the 1990s, public awareness of the serious health hazards from smoking had already become well established. The percentage of smokers among the adult population has undergone a continuous, significant decline since 1970.

From 1964 to 1994, 24 successive U.S. Surgeon General's Reports were issued warning of the serious health hazards from smoking.

Labels bearing the Surgeon General's Warnings on cigarette packs have been required by law since 1965.

Since 1971 cigarette commercials have been entirely banned from radio and TV advertising.

Since 1972 all tobacco advertisements have been required to carry health warnings

In 1973 Arizona became the first of many states to pass a comprehensive law restricting smoking in public places.

1977: 1st Great American Smokeout

Minneapolis and St. Paul in 1979 became the first U.S. cities to ban the distribution of free cigarette samples.

In 1987 Beverly Hills, CA and Aspen, CO became the first of many cities to ban smoking in restaurants.

In 1987 Congress banned smoking on domestic flights of less than two hours. The law took effect in 1988.

In 1990 smoking was banned on all domestic flights of less than 6 hours, except to Alaska or Hawaii. Smoking was also banned on interstate buses.

Reference sources:
http://www.historian.org/bysubject/tobacco3.htm
http://www.historian.org/bysubject/tobacco4.htm
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...And I would have to agree that, due to the addictive nature of tobacco, quitting smoking is a much greater challenge than simply making a choice to quit. --Good point!