Hey, bit of a weird one here, but with the majority of the community of regularly active members here being so young, does anyone smoke?

Edited December 2, 201212 yr by Ajexmi

Nope and I don't plan on ever doing it.

I used to around Middle school, Like a lot. My friend got me into the habit. Not for a peer pressure kinda thing but it was a Social kind of thing. Like everyone in the group of kids I hung out with smoked and It was a great way to meet people if you were to shy to talk to that person you would ask, "Hey, got a light/Smoke?" I stopped around 9th grade and started again on and off while I dated someone that went onto this site. He gave me the Incentive to quit and afterwords we broke up I wouldn't bother much with cigarettes Because I didn't want to get addicted again and go through the whole anxious phase if I couldn't get enough money for a smoke, It burned a whole in my pocket and Besides I worked really hard to give it up. Along with other things.

Edited December 2, 201212 yr by Sigrun

That stuff turns your lung's black, I don't think I would wan't black lungs lol

Nope and don't plan on smoking.

I used to around Middle school, Like a lot. My friend got me into the habit. Not for a peer pressure kinda thing but it was a Social kind of thing. Like everyone in the group of kids I hung out with smoked and It was a great way to meet people if you were to shy to talk to that person you would ask, "Hey, got a light/Smoke?" I stopped around 9th grade and started again on and off while I dated someone that went onto this site. He gave me the Incentive to quit and afterwords we broke up I wouldn't bother much with cigarettes Because I didn't want to get addicted again and go through the whole anxious phase if I couldn't get enough money for a smoke, It burned a whole in my pocket and Besides I worked really hard to give it up. Along with other things.

 That seems like a fairly common reason to pick it up, and I totally agree. It gets you into different crowds, removes some of the initial social anxiety/tension in people - but I think its the relationships we form or develop once the habit sets in that make it so hard to stop. Thanks for sharing that with us

No.  That stuff is just nasty.

I used to but my best friend made me quit. 

I used to but my best friend made me quit. 

well good on you for finding the strength to do it, and having such a good friend I guess! haha

well good on you for finding the strength to do it, and having such a good friend I guess! haha

Thanks

Thanks

no worries! FYI, nothing against smokers! Just interested!

No drugs, no smoking, no alcohol and it's going to stay that way. I was never pressured into doing those things, I never wanted to do those things, and I never did those things. 

Yeah, I do.

 

I've been smoking since I was 16.

Two grandparents dead from lung cancer from smoking. If that doesn't turn you off from smoking, I don't know what will. 

My grandfather died on lung cancer. If I would start to pollute my lungs with smoking, my trombone playing would suffer from that and I don't see any plus sides in smoking so no.

Nope. Sometimes my eyes begin to tear if I smell the smoke.

If they don't and a person in front of me starts to smoke I start to cough. Yeah, I know it is mean, but I don't want their smoke near me.

Cigarette smoke gives me headaches, makes me cough, and causes a ton of health problems. No way in heck would I start smoking.

Edited December 3, 201212 yr by DragonMaster