Smoking Addiction in general Reviews

Is smoking really an addiction? Or is it more of a habit? Personally, I think it boils down to beliefs. When we tell someone we are going to try and give up smoking they ridicule us and say 'ah, you'll never give up' or 'I'll give you a week' and say 'it's difficult you know'. The problem is then, that they are pumping these negative opinions ...  Read the complete review

Well we have been going just over a year now with the No Smoking in public places and so many of my friends have given up because of it, I have cut right down but not quite broken the habit as yet but I am working on it. Smoking is an addiction but I have learned in this last year that it is also a habit. I used to go for a ...  Read the complete review

I smoked my first cigarette at the age of 11. Looking back I think it was a mixture of curiosity and "everyone else is doing it so why can't I?" syndrome. I am now 23 and am smoking around 10 a day (not that much too some people but too many for me). I have started having to take my asthma inhaler more than I have ever ...  Read the complete review

After only smoking for 5 years (started at 12) you may ask the question is this enough time to write a relevant comment on the subject of smoking addiction. Well I would like to express my opinion as to how I see the reasons for people smoking. Ever since you are young you are told that smoking is bad for you. The list of problems that can ...  Read the complete review

You might as well slit your throat with a knife. After all you will die anyway, at least in this way you create less pain, its quicker, does not waste the time of hospitals, does not damage other peoples health by passive smoking. Why do people even try it when it is such a high killer. People who believe in god are hypocrites because ...  Read the complete review

I had my first fag when I was ten or eleven and thought it was sick and didn’t touch one for another 5 years. With the pressures of school I started again for some reason it gave me a buzz and I couldn’t stop I always used to smoke outside the gates at school thinking it was cool but not knowing the dangers. I'm pretty ...  Read the complete review

I was a late starter with cigarettes. I was 24 before I really had my first cigarette and it made me cough and choke, as I recall it felt hot down my throat. It wasnt a pleasent experience for me, but I tried it again. and again and again until I could smoke a whole cigarette without choking or wretching. So why did I leave it so ...  Read the complete review

I believe it is now appreciated that many adult smokers are genuine nicotine addicts caused, arguably, by the irresponsibility of the tobacco manufacturers over the years and that us non-smokers should start to be more sympathetic. So to gain our sympathy I suggest the following: Can we now classify nicotine as a controlled drug ...  Read the complete review