Believe it or not, people smoke for a reason. There is no way people are going to do something without a purpose, because if there is no purpose, why bother to do it at all? The reasons are different for a teenager and an adult. Cigarettes was once considered a luxury where only the rich can afford to buy but now, the situation is different. Cigarettes are cheap and available anywhere in the world, be it a developed country, developing country or third world country.
The fact is most people start smoking during teenage years. The reasons are:
1. Peer Pressure. When other teenagers start to smoke, automatically another teenager will follow. Besides, some teenagers are rejected by the so-called ‘cool group’ and so in order to be accepted, they smoke.
2. Act of Rebellion. Teenagers use smoking as a way to rebel their parents or people of higher authority, for example school teachers or the enforcement.
3. Appear Older. Some teenagers smoke just because they want to look older than they are supposed to be.
As the teenagers gradually become adults, the reasons changed accordingly. In fact, the reasons are more complicated than before. Some tried to quit but failed while others continue to smoke without any intention to stop smoking at all.
The reasons are:
1. Pressure and Stress. As the teenager have grown into becoming an adult, he or she can never escape from pressure and stress so smoking seems to be a way out of problems.
2. Relaxation. Some smokers say that by smoking, they feel relax. They also mention that smoking is a better idea for relaxation than watching movies or having a cup of tea with friends.
3. Peer Pressure. When the smokers are living among each other, it is hard for them to quit so the best way to deal with it is to continue smoking.
4. Habit. Smoking has been part of the daily habit and the smokers can’t break that habit because it is difficult. The truth is if you are determined to stop, you CAN stop smoking.
I believe that many of you want to smoke and the best way to stop smoking is to take the first step and move forward. The first step is to set in your mind you want to quit smoking and then follow by the second step, which is to seek professional help to advise you on the ways to quit smoking, so you can choose the best treatment that is suitable for you according to your preference.
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This post was written by Quit Smoking Now on July 28, 2008
