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Should I start smoking?
I'm 16 and everfyone in my school is starting to smoke. I'm am so tempted to start but I am worried about the health issues involved.

Should I start or shouldnt I?
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Comments (37)
yes do it
its soooooooo cooooooooooooooooooool

dammit why are u asking us
ask yourself
So whatever your friends do, you want to be like them? Why don't you think to yourself of what you want to do?
Do not start smoking, Absolutely DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is expensive to maintain it, often addictive, and not a healthy habit to have.

I never smoked a cigarette, not in my entire life because I don't want to make it a habit.

Also, it isn't attractive to many guys to kiss a girl who smokes, keep that in mind if you ever think of smoking. No one likes putting their tongues into an ashtray.
well i wudnt if i was u... ther r soo many health risks involved. y cant u jus be urself... if u rle did want to smoke then u wudnt be questioningurself. dnt do it ther r so many more negative points than postive points.
if you are so worried about the bad health effects then don't do it. They have been telling you for ages to not light up. they wouldn't tell you that for no reason, so i wouldn't reccomend it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be a man light em up
On the plus side you may look cool.

On the minus side your hair and clothes will smell, you will have bad breath, yellow teeth, yellow fingers, loose your temper when your not smoking at the drop of a hat, you will get a problem with phlem and may get lung, throat cancer/heart problems.

But of course it's your choice.
true you will be cool. but my friends got into more serious drugs, ofcourse i didn't, and now they're braindead and don't have jobs. but they are cool.
listen to the old saying
if your friends jump off a bridge
go eat a banana
I say no, as it will take 15 years off your life, as well make it miserable.
take it from me, smoking sucks, you dont need that bullshit in your life.
at one point or another you'll try it, cough your lungs out, and wont like it.
so save yourself the lung cancer. :)
Oh f*** - don't 'ask', just do what 'YOU' think is right...don't do it because 'other's' are, or you think it's 'cool'; if you want to & try it & like it, then do it, simple! If you really don't want to, decide not to, or try it & hate it, then don't. It's YOUR choice, man. Don't let other's dictate what you do. I personally started smoking when I was about 14 or so - I only did it as I really enjoyed it & it was my own choice. I prob' do it too-much now, lol :P, but I still only do it as I enjoy it for my own reason's...and that tis' how any substance should be. And of course, if you choose to do any substance - moderation is also key, addiction is never fun as you loose your enjoyment & it's just a bitch.

Anyways, I'm rambling again :P:">! So just do whatcha' think is right...hope this help's, go in peace.
no no..especialy if its pot ur talking about.
weed yes cigs no
Don't do it. I am a smoker. I am 15. I'm not going to tell you from the perspective of someone who had "never smoked a cigarette in her life", cuz those opinions mean less. It's just not worth it at this point in time. Society no longer accepts it and it's just going to cost you. Maybe not in the beginning, hell you could get a good ten years off it. But believe me, in the long run you'll regret it.
Lol, smoking ciggs, i love it, but i know its bad for me. Smoking weed now, that i love even more, and supposedly its good for me!
my friend recently started smoking ciggarettes but has been smoking pot for a year and a half. i am curious to see how they're like (cigarettes) and she's letting me try one tomorrow after school. hopefully i won't become addicted.
i heard weed helps an upset stomach. lol
dont smoke cigarettes. i smoked for about 3 years and i had to quit. the phlem coughing is hardcore and annoying, and you have trouble breathing often, if not all the time.

its addictive, it smells your hair and clothing, you get yellow teeth, and most people find it unattractive. i strongly suggest you DO NOT smoke cigarettes. weed on the other hand is fine in my opinion. its non addictive and smells nowhere near as bad =]

dont do what ur friends do.. do what U want to!
you should get a seller buy cheap and sell for profit ive done it and made a little $$$$
Yeah cool as hell in about 30 years when your skin looks like leather and you have spent 40 grand on cigs and you have that big old snotty hole in your neck and every breath feels like youve been running uphill and you die 20 years too soon......yeah SMOKING is COOL as HELL!
Dude, so do it.
your a fucking dumbass if you start smoking,
Do it if you want to be like everyone else. People I know that smoke smell really bad and have horrible teeth and finger nails, some have grey lips. The smell never leaves your hair and clothes. I gasp every time a smoker passes me. Would you consider smoking crack if most of your friends did it? What would be beneficial in doing so? you'd blend in and look cool?
No.
what the fuck do u mean should i start or shouldnt i. kill URSELF before the smoke does twat
It actually isn't cool. Whenever I or a friend is passing a smoker we always hold our breath or cough loudly. lol
I think it's rather repulsive, and what's the benefit from it? Being addicted and dying early?
No thanks.
I hope you start and get cancer for asking such a dumbass question. The fact that you go on a website to ask people whether you should start killing yourself is outright moronic. Fuck you moron kids.
I have the exact same opinion in this matter as this dude does. I even smoked cigarretes for 3 years too, and the same happened to me.
I got pneumonia 2 times because of smoking, I almost died on one of the times, because I was camping and nowere near a hospital.

I quitted smoking 2 years ago, and I thank God I did, it was difficult. But weed is good, I have smoked weed for 7 years or so, and I havent gotten any pneumonia again, the cause was the tobacco.
Make your own decisions.

Smoking is just as risky as walking down the road. You can die by doing both.

Just steer clear of crack.
YES>>> the bog tobacco companies like rjr need your support. All the negative ads are getting into their profits and they need your money more than you do!
DO NOT SMOKE, seriously it's not cool. It's gay.
YOU IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
which idiot would smoke cos their friends do


MORON
its your choice. i did for a bit but i quiz and thank god for that. i always smelled of it and i nearly lost my boyfriend through it
xxx
how about you just let me stick a steaming hott clothes hanger down your throat and let me fuck your insides up instead of the smoke.
Don't do it. I'm 16 and I've been smoking since I was 13 and already I have a very bad smoker's cough and I cough up vile thick yellowish brown mucous EVERY MORNING.
yep, start right away!!
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