To smokers - why did you start?

I'm no longer a smoker, and only had a heavy-ish smoking period for 2 years, but have been a social smoker up until last year.

Started at 16, when I was out clubbing as menthols had a nifty effect when you were buzzing on things.
 
First time I smoked was on holiday with friends as we were trying everything we could think of on that holiday (few years ago). Realised that I didn't like cigarettes at all but I still had them from time to time (when drunk/with friends). Never got addicted thankfully and now I haven't smoked a cigarette for ages, but I do enjoy smoking another plant, just not cigarettes thankfully!
 
Started when I was 14, my friend at the time was coming over and asked if he should bring some smokes, I said yes and 14 years later I'm still smoking.

Although I get the keys to my new house this weekend and don't want to smoke inside, so I might quit, that and after going over my finances, money is going to be tight.
 
Never smoked fags as I never saw the point of them, couple of j's a day isnt going to affect my health too much so I dont see the point in stopping something I enjoy.
 
aged 16, my 16th party, mate bought me a cigar, i loled as i HATED smoke, but thought why not. Tried it, coughed up as i inhaled and almost died lol.

in the car home, told my mum, she offered me a smoke (thinking i would just try it and chuck it) smoked it, asked for a pack of smokes, couldnt stand the taste, she then bought me some bacci that evening, tried it and loved it.

What a top class mum :D

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Dj_Jestar said:
Everyone starts because of Peer pressure. There is no other reason.
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Not at all. I started when I was 16, and fancied this girl like crazy but she didn't feel the same. If I wasn't in love with her I had a very, very big crush on her. I turned to smoking as a crutch.
 
started smoking weed when i was 15. didnt start smoking fags for a few months after that. still smoke about 10 a day, and still smoke weed, just dont see a problem with it currently.
 
agnes said:
aged 16, my 16th party, mate bought me a cigar, i loled as i HATED smoke, but thought why not. Tried it, coughed up as i inhaled and almost died lol.

in the car home, told my mum, she offered me a smoke (thinking i would just try it and chuck it) smoked it, asked for a pack of smokes, couldnt stand the taste, she then bought me some bacci that evening, tried it and loved it.

What a top class mum :D

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Top class? She actively got you in to an unhealthy habit that can kill! :p
 
Only smoked about 5 cigs in my life, most of my mates smoked but I never felt the need to smoke, I have only ever had them when I have been drunk and the next day I realise why I never smoke full time, only having one at night and my mouth tasted of wet dog and ash tray.
 
Started smoking weed first, then used to have a cigerette after a spliff, then a few cigarettes. Then started hanging around with people that smoked, then had 2 girlfriends in a row that were both smokers, and now all of thats behind me I'm still stuck on 15-20 a day :'(
 
At my school, smoking wasn't really "sheep" oriented. It was more like the non smokers were the sheep! this is open to debate, but surely the majority are more meaningfully regarded as sheep.

I started smoking reefer quite young, and gradually ended up toking cigarettes at breaks during school. I was pretty addicted to weed phsycologically, so it was natural for me to want to smoke something if I didn't have green.

Fast forward 4-6 years and I quit smoking last year - and quit pot the year before that. Didn't smoke that many, probably around 6-8 a day, transferred onto rollies with filters in the latter year and then quit with the help of an inhalator. Found it quite easy to quit overall, I think transferring to roll-ups helped a lot.
 
I started around the age of 13 I guess when some of the older kids I hung around with started smoking. Over the years it developed into a 20-30 a day habit which I finally packed in 5 years ago.
 
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