Hi Jam,
I the world at large and in our community, people smoke because they started and are addicted.
Another variable, seemingly in our community only, is pure ignorance.
I cannot tell you how many people in our community will argue that smoking is really ok and helps them to relax and is not so bad because its the only “bad: thing they do.
At least in the outside world they admit they should quit, have tried numerous times, and that it will probably kill them.
Not only that, but there is evidence that from the first puff, permanent genetic mutations can take place that can chas veshalom affect the smokers children to be born at some time in the future.
I just dont get it. Smoking, (even more than texting and internet), should be declared a sakana; period! Kosher phone; kosher mind;…… kosher body!