570 British children start smoking every day - figures show rise of 50,000 in one year - Polidicks

[B]About 207,000 11 to 15-year-olds take up smoking every year in the UK, a charity has warned.[/B] [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21874979[/URL]

wonderful. smoking is rather rare in florida. it's hard to find people who still smoke cigarettes. most people quit before they get older. that's what i plan to do, smoke when i'm young, quit when older. i've been smoking since 18, i'm now 20. i quit cold turkey twice, for 3-10 months. smoking under 15 is kind of ridiculous though

[QUOTE=Scoooooby;40001896]wonderful. smoking is rather rare in florida. it's hard to find people who still smoke cigarettes. most people quit before the get older. that's what i plan to do, smoke when i'm young, quit when older. i've been smoking since 18, i'm now 20. i quit cold turkey twice, for 3-10 months. smoking under 15 is kind of ridiculous though[/QUOTE] I wouldn't say that this story is wonderful. Even if you smoke while your young it doesn't mean giving up when you're older will magically stop any health problems.

I'm one of the approx 15 males in my year group that don't smoke; personally, marijuana/tobacco is a heavy deterrent for me

But smoking is soo cool! :( (funny enough, I know people who go nuts over people who smoke, nuts in a good way)

I don't get why people start smoking, there's literally no good reason to ever want to.

[QUOTE=The mouse;40001956]I don't get why people start smoking, there's literally no good reason to ever want to.[/QUOTE] It's a taboo when you're young, like sex and alcohol. It's the thrill from doing something you know you shouldn't.

are people just retarded or what Because smoking is one of the worst mistakes you could ever make

[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;40002023]are people just retarded or what Because smoking is one of the worst mistakes you could ever make[/QUOTE] I can confirm that the kids smoke because "fuk teh police xD". Seriously, there's no other reason I know about yet. The girls even say that smoking sucks because who wants to kiss an ashtray. [editline]22nd March 2013[/editline] Oh and also because "#yoloswag" bullshit.

[Insert stupid comment about how every smoker does it to seem cool and they're stoopid and they should stop doing whatever they want] This is alarming that more youngs start smoking, but this is really annoying as a respectful smoker who doesn't blow smoke on anyone's face and smokes a few daily (a pack lasts me 3 to 4 days) to be treated as some sort of subhuman retard. Let me and every smoker do whatever we want with our bodies, as long as we're not being jerks about it. Never have I seen anyone telling their friends "you should totally smoke you'll look cool" nor do I see smokers smoking next to non smokers on purpose. The few that do aren't monsters, just ask them if they can back off a bit and they'll most likely do it.

[QUOTE=Scoooooby;40001896]wonderful. smoking is rather rare in florida. it's hard to find people who still smoke cigarettes. most people quit before they get older. that's what i plan to do, smoke when i'm young, quit when older. i've been smoking since 18, i'm now 20. i quit cold turkey twice, for 3-10 months. smoking under 15 is kind of ridiculous though[/QUOTE] It's good to see that it isn't a very widespread problem in the US, but here where I live a lot of young people (>16) smoke. I have one friend in particular who started smoking at age 7 because smoking was so widespread and cigarettes (especially illegal ones) are very cheap and it is very easy to get ahold of them. He has tried to quit ever since by using dip and other alternatives, but nothing has worked for him. Nicotine's a hell of a drug.

[QUOTE=Bliblixe;40002301][Insert stupid comment about how every smoker does it to seem cool and they're stoopid and they should stop doing whatever they want] This is alarming that more youngs start smoking, but this is really annoying as a [B]respectful[/B] smoker who doesn't blow smoke on anyone's face and smokes a few daily (a pack lasts me 3 to 4 days) to be treated as some sort of subhuman retard. Let me and every smoker do whatever we want with our bodies, as long as we're not being jerks about it. Never have I seen anyone telling their friends "you should totally smoke you'll look cool" nor do I see smokers smoking next to non smokers on purpose. The few that do aren't monsters, just ask them if they can back off a bit and they'll most likely do it.[/QUOTE] But what about respect to your body?

[QUOTE=Rat of Rug;40002365]But what about respect to your body?[/QUOTE] I think every person should have the liberty to do what they wish with their body. If you think otherwise then you must have the biggest, cross-cutting definition of what is considered 'respectful' to the body. Mind as well ban tattoos and junk food while you're at it.

[QUOTE=Bliblixe;40002301][Insert stupid comment about how every smoker does it to seem cool and they're stoopid and they should stop doing whatever they want] This is alarming that more youngs start smoking, but this is really annoying as a respectful smoker who doesn't blow smoke on anyone's face and smokes a few daily (a pack lasts me 3 to 4 days) to be treated as some sort of subhuman retard. Let me and every smoker do whatever we want with our bodies, as long as we're not being jerks about it. Never have I seen anyone telling their friends "you should totally smoke you'll look cool" nor do I see smokers smoking next to non smokers on purpose. The few that do aren't monsters, just ask them if they can back off a bit and they'll most likely do it.[/QUOTE] The problem is the rest of us are affected by those who are jerks about it, which is the only group of smokers you notice because it's what affects you. I don't want to have to be inhaling smoke at seven in the morning from some prick walking in front of me on my way to school. I don't have any issue with you respectful smokers, for the very reason that I don't see you so it doesn't affect me at all.

dunno about everyone else but I wouldn't call 11-15 year olds children. When I read it in the paper I laughed at the amount of times they mentioned "children".

Honestly I can think of 3 people who smoke cigarettes in my grade. If people smoke something nowadays it's usually weed, at least here.

smoking marijuana? i can understand why kids might smoke it cigarettes or regular tobacco? no fucking clue. you'd think after all the research and lobbying that has been done in the 21st century that kids might take a big step back and say "hey, this is a habit that could potentially ruin the rest of my fucking life and have a hazardous effect on many aspects of my health" but i guess these kids might be too young for a mature thought like that. to this day i have no idea why people smoke cigarettes. people are free to do what they like, but i just don't get it.

[QUOTE=FFStudios;40002413]smoking marijuana? i can understand why kids might smoke it cigarettes or regular tobacco? no fucking clue. you'd think after all the research and lobbying that has been done in the 21st century that kids might take a big step back and say "hey, this is a habit that could potentially ruin the rest of my fucking life and have a hazardous effect on many aspects of my health" but i guess these kids might be too young for a mature thought like that. to this day i have no idea why people smoke cigarettes. people are free to do what they like, but i just don't get it.[/QUOTE] Nicotine helps a lot of people cope with stress. (not that 13 year olds smoke it for that reason)

[QUOTE=Scoooooby;40001896] smoking under 15 is kind of ridiculous though[/QUOTE] no it's not. most people start around that age. hell, i knew a guy who started when he was 8. i started when i was 14. and you can easily quit cold turkey if you have only smoked for 2 years man. not trying to downplay the achievement, but try quitting after smoking for 7 years like me. try quitting when you have smoked for 35 years like my mom. that shit really latches into you. it's not fun to be addicted to cigarettes. your breath stinks, you fingers are yellow, your teeth get stained, your clothes smell smoky, you lose your breath easily, you wake up in the middle of the night coughing your lungs out. seriously man, just quit while you're ahead.

[QUOTE=Rat of Rug;40002365]But what about respect to your body?[/QUOTE] I bet you're being a bigger dick to your body than I am. Pollution, bad food habits, sodas, alcohol and all of that have a big impact on your health aswell. Point is : this is my body, I'll do whatever I want with it and we should talk a tad more about the stuff they put in lasagnas than focus on one specific cause for cancer and overall bad health of the population. Yeah sure, horsies, yet no one talked about the mixture of meat they make out of parts that were thrown in the garbage back in time. Hell they didn't even feed dogs with it. [QUOTE=Kaabii;40002389]The problem is the rest of us are affected by those who are jerks about it, which is the only group of smokers you notice because it's what affects you. I don't want to have to be inhaling smoke at seven in the morning from some prick walking in front of me on my way to school. I don't have any issue with you respectful smokers, for the very reason that I don't see you so it doesn't affect me at all.[/QUOTE] And I am deeply sorry these exist, they annoy me too (I like the scent of fresh air just as everyone) but that's not a reason to condemn every smoker like most of FP in this kind of thread. [editline]22nd March 2013[/editline] Here, take a look at this and do your researches : [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_slurry[/url] Do not mistake this for pink slime or that thing they use to glue meat, I'm fairly ok with that. Makes you wonder why we keep talking about horse in burgers and tobacco killing people, yet aside from a few people who immediatly get called paranoid conspirationnists, no one talks about this common practice in the food industry.

i smoke cigarettes i regret it

[QUOTE=Plaster;40002230]I can confirm that the kids smoke because "fuk teh police xD". Seriously, there's no other reason I know about yet. The girls even say that smoking sucks because who wants to kiss an ashtray. [editline]22nd March 2013[/editline] Oh and also because "#yoloswag" bullshit.[/QUOTE] Yeah that whole issue perplexes me. I've shared a couple of cigarettes and cigars (inhaling, obviously) just to try tobacco and honestly I have no idea how people can wind up getting addicted to it. As a drug tobacco doesn't do a whole lot, and somewhere along the lines you have to make a hard commitment to smoking. Nonetheless I'm not one of those malcontents that constantly complains about second hand smoke and such, and I don't mind if people smoke near me, but frankly people who have difficulty getting off cigarettes have nobody to blame but themselves. You have to make an active effort to get addicted in the first place. The only possible reason I can imagine is the spineless inability to say "no" to people in order to fit in to the crowd. Mind you cigarette packs in Canada are plastered with anti-smoking propaganda, which might deter some potential smokers. Not sure if Britain has the same thing.

I don't hate smokers, feel free to smoke if you want, that's your choice. it's the actual smoking itself I don't really understand. to me it just seems silly, and I hear people say they smoke because it relaxes them why not try out the hundreds of other relaxing activities that won't slowly kill you?

[QUOTE=hypno-toad;40002537] Mind you cigarette packs in Canada are plastered with anti-smoking propaganda, which might deter some potential smokers. Not sure if Britain has the same thing.[/QUOTE] They look like this: [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/22/article-2163227-08205183000005DC-314_468x286.jpg[/img] and will soon look like this: [img]http://static.packagingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/166824-new-cigarette-packets.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=The mouse;40001956]I don't get why people start smoking, there's literally no good reason to ever want to.[/QUOTE] i started when i got dumped and needed to fill the void with something. and if you didn't hear it the first onehundred times in school, teens start smoking because of peer pressure. two years later; i'm over it, but still need cigarettes sometimes. i usually have 1 or 2 days i'm forced to be productive, any other day, i'm fine without them. smoking is addictive, awesome, and incredibly enjoyable, but the fact that they are addictive is enough for me to suggest against it. you hook onto them without really knowing. fuck you civil, pussy ass bitch. i'll ram that box so far up your ass you'll be shitting blocks.

Yeah smoking packs in Canada already look that that Given their appearance you'd think they were boxes containing spontaneous cancer powder

jesus christ is there a way i can buy those packs across the ocean? i just want the box. that's fucking crazy shit.

[QUOTE=matt.ant;40002589]They look like this: [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/22/article-2163227-08205183000005DC-314_468x286.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Hahah that one on the right has the text all cramped in.

Even considering smoking is an awful idea, I feel bad for anyone that seirously considers it. I live in a family of smokers excluding myself, and they all hate themselves for it People like my dad, who's been smoking for almost 40 years, just can't quit. It's bloody awful, because he knows he might be harming the rest of us.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;40002616]jesus christ is there a way i can buy those packs across the ocean? i just want the box. that's fucking crazy shit.[/QUOTE] Collect'em all :v: