John Player Special

I was 15 when I started smoking. In hindsight I can see that this was a very, very stupid move, and if I could turn back the clock I would never have done it. It wasn't until the effects started kicking in that I regretted it, and by then I was hooked on 10-a-day. Originally I just smoked whatever I could get my hands on, usually Lambert and Butler, but I found them to be quite harsh and badly made. The first time I ever smoked a JPS was during a week of Work Experience I did at school, at the local newspaper office. I went out reporting with one of the younger reporters and he smoked, and he offered me one. I lit it up and took a long drag. That was ...