Have you ever watched an old black and white movie where someone was being put to death and they offered them a cigarette right before they went to their reward? Well, at least they knew they would not be dying from a smoking related illness or disease. People that smoke just have to have a cigarette at certain times of the day and night. They want one when they do certain things and it is really amazing what they will do for one when they want it bad enough.
When some smokers know that they are about to be in a situation where they are not going to be able to smoke, they will sometimes smoke one after the other because they know it will be a while before they will can have another one. There is a real fear for them attached to the notion that they will not be able to smoke at will. Sometimes the notion that they will not be able to smoke will be worse for them than not having one.
People that run out of cigarettes in the middle of the night have been known to get out of bed and run down to a local 24 hour market just so they can smoke. Waiting until morning might not be an option for them when the craving for a cigarette is so bad. People will spend their last few dollars for a pack of cigarettes if they had to. The prospect of not eating will not be as bad as not having a cigarette.
This all sounds so ridiculous to anyone that does not smoke, but it is a way of life for those that do. You might say that anyone can quit if they try hard enough and that should be true, but for many smokers it is a lot easier said than done. Some smokers have tried all kinds of things to help them stop smoking and were not successful. Some have used nicotine patches, some chew gum or eat hard candy, some even use prescription medications to try and quit. Sometimes they are successful and sometimes not. Some people manage to quit for a while and then they will start back for some incomprehensible reason. Only a smoker knows why they go back after they have stopped.
The best way to not have to quit smoking is to never start smoking. If you have been tempted to try smoking a cigarette just to see what it is all about, take the advice of millions of smokers everywhere and leave that can of worms closed. Life is hard enough without having a monkey like tobacco on your back and once you get it on there, you will find out why smokers sometimes do ridiculous things to have a cigarette.
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