Smoking: Why Do People Smoke?

Why do people smoke? What is smoking? Smoking is a habit of inhaling and exhaling smoke from burning tobacco. The use of tobacco in general can be practiced using cigarettes, pipes, or simply taking tobacco smoke into the mouth. Today, numerous amounts of people practice this habit on a daily basis. “Why do people smoke?” is a question asked among various people, including myself. I am curious to know the story behind every addicted smoker and why people cannot put on end to this habit. Also, why does a person who is trying to cut down smoking experience many mood swings, such as grumpiness and uncontrolled anger. This particular topic was chosen because it is upsetting to me. What upsets me is watching people, especially teens that

There are several reasons behind the first cigarette a person smokes. As for a teenager he/she might smoke for the first time, in order to look “mature”. The most common reason as to why teenagers first smoked is because they tend to want to look older than their actual age. Therefore, smoking might just be the answer they are looking for in order to look fully-grown. In addition, every teenager feels the need to break the rules and experience something forbidden; which cigarettes can easily provide. Furthermore, having a parent or an older sibling who smokes also plays a major role, due to the fact that adolescences look up to there parents or older siblings. The lack of will power, which is the ability by which a person decides on an action, also plays a crucial role. Stated by Perov (2015), “Why Do People Smoke Cigarettes? Dealing With the Reasons of Smoking (Part 3)” Without will power a person will not be able to say “no” to their desires, which can leave you stuck in a labyrinth of addictions. The most important key is peer pressure. Peer pressure is the influence from members of one’s peer group. In other words, being influenced by your friend’s actions. Peer pressure can go for both teenagers and adults. For instance, when a person is around friends who smoke they might start persuading their friend to try smoking. But if that person rejects the cigarette from his/her peers, they might start making fun of them or be defined as a “coward”. When called a coward by friends, it usually urges them to try the cigarette just to prove them wrong. Moreover, after a person tries a cigarette this might correlate into an