Itsallsugar:
I don't see what age would have to do with it. I'm 29, if it matters. And of course I have never partaken of that drug. I would not take one puff if I were offered a million pounds.

Regarding your comments about smokers "enjoying" it - I know how that works. Yes, even though I have never done it, I know the psychology behind it.

Imagine a very hard, uncomfortable pair of shoes. You're walking around all day in them, and your feet are killing you.
Then imagine getting home and finally being able to take off the shoes and relax. Aaahh! Doesn't that feel better! The relief is wonderful!

The "pleasure" that smokers get from indulging their habit is simply the relief that the body feels when it gets its hit of nicotine: the drug to which it is addicted. Because nicotine addiction creates a feeling of being tense and on-edge, then when that dose comes, the feeling subsides. That difference in feeling - going from tense to relaxed - is taken as a positive change, and to a smoker, they feel like it is enjoyment.

Smoking is akin to deliberately wearing uncomfortable shoes, just so you can have the "pleasure" of taking them off and relaxing. The thing that most smokers fail to understand, however, is that non-smokers have that feeling ALL THE TIME. Like if you spend all day on the beach barefoot. The only thing is that they don't notice the difference between the "bad" feeling and the relaxation - because the relaxation is actually the norm!
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