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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Smokers suck. Really. Unless you are old, and really didn't know how horrible it was when you started. Whatever. If you grew up in the 70s/80s/90s, you have NO EXCUSE for smoking. NONE. We ALL KNEW that smoking kills, and so does second-hand smoke.

But you're SOOOOO COOOOOOLLLLLLLL and had to smoke because you are SUCH a badass.

You are disgusting and rude.[/quote]

The overwhelming majority of smokers started smoking during adolescence or early adulthood (9/10 smokers started before age 18 & 99% before age 26 ). People in their teens & early 20s aren't exactly known for thinking about the long-term consequences their decisions -- which makes perfect sense given that the frontal cortex of the brain isn't even fully developed until around age 26. So when 18-year-olds are tempted to smoke in order to fit in, rebel or deal with stress, the fact that it could lead to a longterm nicotine addiction that, in turn, leads to cancer & emphysema decades from now often isn't enough to stop them. E

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Not  to mention the fact that there are certain environmental & genetic factors that greatly increase the likelihood  of someone becoming a smoker. If you live or work in an environment  where the majority of people smoke,as is common among those born into a lower income family, you are far more likely to develop the habit yourself  at a young age. And a lot of people from all socioeconomic backgrounds are occasional "social" smokers as teens & young adults. Most are able to do so without it ever becoming a daily habit & find it fairly easy quit smoking completely  when they reach the stage of their lives when social smoking is no longer prevalent &/or are mature enough to fully appreciate the signaficant health risks smoking entails. Those who are genetically predisposed to addiction often aren't so lucky.

Quite frankly, I find the first PP's mass condemnation of entire group of individuals --the vast majority of whose life circumstances & overall character she knows little to nothing about -- far more rude & disgusting than I do smoking.

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