> I mean, unless as a child you had abusive parents who forced you to smoke, it’s absolutely a choice. My mother started at 11. It's actually very typical for

> I mean, unless as a child you had abusive parents who forced you to smoke, it’s absolutely a choice. My mother started at 11. It's actually very typical for a smoker to start around that young. Many drug addicts are first exposed to the drug before their minds are anywhere nearly developed. They never had a chance to make anything like an informed adult choice. It's one of the saddest aspects of it.