5 Excuses for Addicts to be Addicts

Posted on August 14, 2008 in Latest News

Smoking is considered to be bad, particularly so when one is addicted to it. A smoker cannot do without his or her cigarette. The nicotine addiction plays havoc with his or her body systems. If one tries to give up smoking, one has to cope up with the withdrawal symptoms.

The question that needs to be answered is why does one smoke? Is it due to compulsion or for merely pleasure sake? Here are some reasons why addicts are addicts?

What Causes Smoking Addiction?

• Emotional upheavals and turmoil make people smoke more. They depend upon smoking for psychological relief. The nicotine releases tension
• Habitual formation is also a reason. Smokers make it a habit to smoke. They must have their cigarette, sometimes when they get up in the morning, while working and perhaps while they are relaxing in the evening
• Peer pressure also makes a person to smoke more. Friends insist on smoking and they feel it is the in-thing to do so
• Parents are role models for many children who smoke because their parents do so. They start early and become addicts in no time. Unable to cope up with their personal problems, they take to smoking
• Influence of cinema and advertisements, which eulogize smoking. You come across many well- known actors who chain smoke. Fans imitate such behavior of the cine stars. Advertisements also influence the thought processes of a smoker. He or she would like to try different brands. The immense pleasure derived cannot be given up. They continue to enjoy smoking one puff after another

Smoking is injurious to health is what anti-smoking campaign clearly state. They highlight the pitfalls of nicotine smoking. Pollution free environment is what they would like to create around them and others. Smokers, of course, continue to smoke as they feel that is the best thing to being doing, whether it is for pleasure or otherwise.

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