Reply To: Why are people still smoking?

Sacrilege,

Just because i initiated this thread it doesn’t make it mine. Its public. So you dont have to worry about being offensive- feel free to share your thoughts.

I agree with you that “Smoking is an addiction and those who dont quit are either too lazy to stop or dont care enouth too”. However, it bothers me that this addiction is so rampant in our community in which we are raised to value health(v’neshmartem…) and to work on self control.

Perhaps you haven’t come across the recent studies that i have. Yes, obviously one would have to be exposed to excessive amount of smoke for it to have an effect on him like the smoker. Unfortunately, for part of my day i am exposed to way to much smoke, as i’m sure many others are too.

(And btw, cancer is just one of the many many pathologies that smokers (and 2nd hand smokers) are at high risk for)