[Bane]

Judas is right. The addiction is real. It's not just the nicotine either. The nicotine withdrawal goes away after a couple days or so. It becomes a habit... a psychological dependency. After a meal, driving, smoke breaks at work, after sex, while you're drinking... all these instances and more are when the habit of smoking kicks in whether you want one or not.

I didn't start because it was the "cool" thing to do. I resisted for quite some time actually. Once I did cave and have one... I liked it. They taste good believe it or not. Well, most of 'em. Newports are fucking nasty.

Smokers know cigs are bad for you physically. Duh. They take people to the hospital for inhaling as much smoke as we do over the course of the day. But knowing every cig takes about 7 minutes off of your life doesn't make it any easier to quit. Nope.

Honestly... until you truly understand what's involved with the habit of smoking don't bash those that do it. It's a lot harder to quite than it seems.