Confused about Smoking Addiction

Here's a question from a Young smoker at "Yahoo Answers":

Smoking bad ?!?
why do people find smoking so much worse than alcohol.i'm sixteen and ive come home drunk lots of timesand my parents know but they don't make a big dealTHEY FIND ONE STOG and they go nutswtf.this is so stupid i dont smoke on a regular basis i just had it cuz i was going to smoke it but im not addicted or anything;alsdjf;lsakdjf;laskjdf


Because smoking is puplicized more than alcohol. With alcohol you can kill others but with smoking you will kill yourself. That's the main reasoning behind it.

Also, YOUR PARENTS THINK ABOUT YOU - in a way that is their way of saying we LOVE YOU. Each parent is different and some sit down and explain things where as others would go start from the deep end by getting angry.

Treat people who talk with anger as being unable to communicate their feelings in a loving way. That's all.

Also, parents know a lot more than there children when it comes to smoking. So be a great kid and just listen to them and see what they have to say, give them a chance to express themselves.

The lessons of life are in many places and in this occassion you both will benefit by giving each other a chance to hear the other side out. Look at it this way in a few years down the track none of this would matter.

You are living your history.

Change your history to create your perfect future.

The choices we make today affect us in our future lives.

Addiction is mostly a psychological thing. It is the pychological barrier one needs to pass before becoming addicted.

The will has to be strong in order to not be addicted to smoking.