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Originally Posted by Sapphireho
I tried smoking in high school. Not for me. Both parents smoked growing up. My dad quit about 10 years before he died. My mom quit about 7 years ago when diagnosed with COPD. My older brother smoked until he got bladder cancer about 5 years ago. They tell him it was caused by nicotine. My younger brother was a cigar snob, but I think he even quit when my older brother was diagnosed.
I usually give the older guys a break. When we grew up everyone smoked, hell there were even ash trays in elevators. But the kids... Why?
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I smoked for maybe four years and remember distinctly the moment that I looked down at the cigarette and said to myself, "This is stupid. I don't even really like it."
I believe there is a genetic component to nicotine addiction because in my early twenties I genuinely tried to be a smoker.