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The environment in which an individual lives in, strongly impacts the decisions of this individual. A very common reason why individuals start smoking, and therefore later get addicted, is if they grew up with parents who were smokers. Peer pressure also is what brings people to start smoking. Nicotine is a very powerful substance that is so easy to get addicted to. The majority of the people start smoking during their teenage years and they say that they "just wanted to try it", or they thought it was "cool" to smoke. This is very serious because they are not aware of the risks that being addicted to nicotine can lead to.

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Reasons why individuals continue to smoke

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Reasons why individuals continue to smoke

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The reason why people can not stop smoking is because cigarettes contain nicotine which is an addicting substance. Cigarettes makes people feel more relaxed and calm. This is why when people are stressed in life it is harder to quit smoking. Another reason why it is harder for some to quit is because of their friends pressuring them.

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Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, chronic pulmonary disease. Smoking can also increase the risk of certain eye diseases, and problems in the immune system. Smoking can also lead to death due to these long term effects. The reason they are called long term damages is because they only happen after years of continuous smoking.

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- 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your heart rate and blood pressure will drop
- 12 hours after your last cigarette, the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal
- 2-12 weeks after your last cigarette, your circulation improves and your lung function increases
- 1-9 months after your last cigarette, coughing and shortness of breath decrease
- 1 year after your last cigarette, your risk of coronary heart disease is about half that of a smoker's
- 5-15 years after your last cigarette, your stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker
- 10 years after your last cigarette, your risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker and your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decreases
- 15 years after your last cigarette, the risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker's