Why People Can't Stop Smoking?
By Dale Javier
@playingideas65 (113)
Philippines
November 24, 2010 5:47am CST
I stopped smoking 3 years ago when I was diagnosed of Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), I've been smoking for almost 24 years of my life but I didn't realized to quit until I was ill. Why it's hard to quit smoking?
As if they weren't evil enough, cigarettes according to experts are becoming both deadlier and more addictive. This is especially alarming in light of a new finding that nicotine itself, not just the toxins may speed up lung cancer growth. How can we prevent people from smoking?
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9 responses
@calpro (930)
• India
25 Nov 10
I am a smoker too, reading your experience really make me think now, though I know that smoking is dangerous, somehow I never thought much of it. I should seriously consider to control my smoking habits and thereby finally quit it some day.
Some day does not mean somewhere after 20 years 
but very soon. Thank you for sharing and it helps others like me to quit. Hope you are doing good now.
Wish and pray for your health,
May God bless you a healthy long life.
Calpro
but very soon. Thank you for sharing and it helps others like me to quit. Hope you are doing good now.
Wish and pray for your health,
May God bless you a healthy long life.
Calpro@playingideas65 (113)
• Philippines
26 Nov 10
I really appreciate your guts to stop smoking too! It feels good that sharing your experiences in life sometimes bring good results to others. I'm not scaring you of what had happened to me, but you made a good decision too.
Let's help save the Earth by not polluting the air, your health and the health of people you loved. Life is worth living.
What a wonderful Word indeed. Let's join hands and be an advocate of NO SMOKING because our Health Is Wealth.
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
30 Nov 10
my government making a regulation for non smoking area. even the ruler has been applied, but the people still do smoking in forbidden area like public transportation and a mall.
i guess many people won't stop smoking before they get serious problem because of smoking
@mandy8611 (154)
• China
25 Nov 10
many people started smoking when they are very young, so parents should pay more attention to it, it's much better to prevent their children from smoking than to help them quit smoking.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
25 Nov 10
For me they use the habit called you are not true men if you are not to smoke. But Jehovah God angry by doing that.
@dynzdolina (381)
• Philippines
25 Nov 10
That is my question also since I don't smoke. My dad has been a smoker before, he had heart attack twice. It didn't attract me at all especially the aftermath of it..
@ANIME123 (2466)
• United States
25 Nov 10
It is hard for people that smoke to stop smoking because they have nikitine in them and that makes one addicted and hard to stop I have also heard that hot cheetos have that nikitine to make them addicting as well and I truly love hot cheetos. Smoking is always bad for ones health though and it is hard to stop, but it's always good to get help so that one can stop that begin to live a smoke free life.
@starlight_starbright (810)
• Philippines
24 Nov 10
Hi playingideas65,
I have been smoking for the past 10 years. It was never hard for me to quit it. Only that I DON'T WANT TO. Often times, people may seem to find difficulty in quitting from it not because they can't simply quit, they just don't want to. It's just in the mind. I can consume a minimum of one pack in one sitting when drinking but I can manage not to smoke for days, weeks and even for months. As long as there is no occasion that would require me to grab a pack.
