[LennonCook]

Originally posted by Loumistro: One question why do people smoke when they know the risks now?

I agree, to a point. People who have been smoking since before the risks were publically known could very well be addicted. They might *want* to give up now they know the risks, but they can`t. What realy gets on my nerves is people who START smoking in full knowledge of the risks. I have often asked those people why they smoke and why the started; and the answers are always the same- they smoke because they like it, they started because they wanted to.
Interestingly enough, the people I know from school who smoke generally don`t do as well as they could in class. Coincidance ?? Maybe, but I don`t think so.