Not that simple really. It is the most addictive natural (not manmade) drug on earth. Most smokers hate it. Most smokers do not care that it kills them and no smoker has to be "taught" that, that is the upside as you get older. What sucks it smelling like smoke and the cost. What is nice is taking a 5 min break from life every two hours... That is the real addiction. I was a non-smoker when I started, just like other non-smokers it is not as simple as choice as I wrongly thought at the time.
If they made it like caffeine free coffee then it would be easy to get off it, just ship nicotine free smokes with nicotine gum and everyone would build a collection of gum together and quit.
I am quiting again next week. Last time lasted 7 months, time b4 lasted 14 months. Problem is friends are loaded so keep smoking, this time I am not going to hang with them for two years.
