If smoking was really that hazardous and a killer habit, very few would smoke today. Nicotine the active substance in cigarettes is akin to similar chemicals found in tea and coffee, and other habit related drugs. Having a cigarette means very much the same to a smoker as having a cup of tea means to us. Yet one habit is vilified, and the other is even encouraged as being healthy.
What attracts young people to smoking? The bad effects are well known and well documented. It is injurious to health in the long run. Still people continue to pick up the habit, and continue smoking.
It seems the attraction to smoking lies in the very act of smoking. Holding a cigarette in ones hand, and defying others and the norms. It is the first step into adulthood of being oneself, rather than being defined by others. It is a show of the emerging self. It is this aspect that is glamorously portrayed in the movies.
Remove this charm, this act of rebellion, and smoking would be just another habit that some people cant get rid of. Just another addiction, another drug to soothe and calm.
The same perhaps goes for alcohol, to some extent, though not much. It is much...
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