Smoking...

I think most people know someone who smokes or has smoked in the past. Nowadays smoking isn’t something that is surprising, because so many people do it it just seems a normal thing.
But there are plenty of different reasons that people choose to smoke and a big reason for school kids is peer pressure. Kids used to try and smoke out of the toilet windows or round the back of the gym in my school, so they wouldn’t get caught. To be honest they must have been pretty desperate. But you see it all the time in schools today and no matter how hard the teachers try to stop them, they always find a way! A lot of kids do it so they can fit in, and avoid being bullied. Even if they don’t like it they will still join in. Also if you start smoking at a young age then you’re probably more likely to continue. Also social smoking is quite common too. If you’re out with mates and they go out for a fag its likely you’ll go with them.
But in contrast to all the other reasons there are to smoke, some people just like smoking. Some people don’t want to stop because they enjoy it. And fair enough if that’s the case, we all have free will. It’s an individual’s personal choice to smoke or not smoke.
Having a smoking addiction can’t be solved by sticking a square patch on your arm, or chewing a piece of gum. Somehow I think it’s going to take a lot more than that! But it can be done with lots of hard work and ambition :)