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I'm guessing most people smoke because they are addicted to nictone. I can't see the be someone motive extending far beyond 10th grade.

• silentbicycle 17y ago
  It's probably something for people rationalizing their brain's begging for nicotine to latch onto, though. Same with, "...but if I quit smoking, I'll gain weight!" Like people struggling with alcohol reminding themselves that red wine is good for their heart, as long as they stop after one glass.
  • aswanson 17y ago
    I don't know. Nicotine is an ugly addiction that I read somewhere is almost as strong as crack. And crackheads don't seem to need any rationalization for what they do other than the high. I think the same mechanism, for most smokers, is at work here, given the power of the habit.
    • silentbicycle 17y ago
      Well, part of it is that cigarettes are ubiquitous in many places, and considerably more socially acceptable than crack. I don't smoke, but I know people who have had to completely avoid bars and coffeehouses for months at a time because they associated them with smoking.