Why are cigarettes addictive?

[edwins]

Smoke contains nicotine, an extremely addictive substance. The symptom, when you try to quit, is that you feel empty - and nothing can take the place of nicotine, you have to stand that emptiness until addiction is over.

Smoke is considered cool because of clever marketing tactics followed by tobacco companies. As you can understand, there can be nothing cool in taking a package filled with drug and poisons and putting it into your mouth.

[shubhranshu]

Smoking is certainly injurious for one and all. Quitting smoking is no tough but it needs just the firm determination.

[MelissaReynard]

Smoking initiates many processes in the body. As nicotine enters, the endorphin is released and you are actually becoming high. Yes these are sort of drugs which have obvious symptoms like becoming anxious, sweating and feeling of physical illness on removal. But you can easily give-up this habit. I found a good e-book on “Smoking Cessation” . Concerning cigarettes being cool, I don’t agree with you. What I feel is that some great personalities fall victim to this habit making it look cool which is surely a myth.

[Manne]

If smoking is so bad for you, why is it so hard to quit?

[Melissashella]

Why is it hard to quit smoking, are cigarette sort of drugs? And can anyone tell me why smoking is considered cool.