young teen cant quit HELP - Smoking Cessation Message Board

vlcm336 · 06-20-2003, 10:21 PM

Hi there,
I just turned four teen. a few days ago at the movies i tried smoking for the first time. i thought it was gross but then the next day i tried it again with my friends. i really feel like i need to smoke again and i dont want to. i cant fall asleep at night because i have the craving to smoke. is this wierd? how do i make this feeling go away ?????

Mark_27 · 06-21-2003, 10:38 AM

Wow, smoking sure has different effects on different people. I was always curious about smoking when I was a boy and tried it multiple times, never once enjoying it. I even inhaled a couple times and did not get any enjoyment from it. Then there's people like yourself who try cigarettes just a couple times and already feel addicted. My advice is to quit now because if your cravings are this strong after just a few cigarettes, they will get worse with every additional cigarette you smoke. My nieces are the same age as you and are hard-core two-pack-a-day addicts who absolute slaves to cigarettes. You definitely do not want to be like them.

janie francine · 06-28-2003, 11:46 AM

Hi Hon,

Take it from all of us long-term smokers. This is something you want to stop NOW because it just gets harder to quit. I've also heard (but am not sure it's true) that if you start smoking as a teen, it is harder to quit later. It sounds like there may be some peer pressure going on - like your friends are after you to do it. If that's the case, I would be questioning their motives. Maybe they just don't realize how dangerous it is. Do you have a trusted adult you can talk with about this? Someone, maybe a friend of the family, teacher or minister/priest who won't give you the third degree about it?

Good luck!
Jeanine

chapperjoe · 08-04-2003, 03:57 PM

just quoting jeanie here, it is so damn hard to quit, and I am only 23! It's not like I'm 40 or 50 or something like that. The longer you smoke, the harder it is to quit. and one day you WILL WANT TO QUIT - don't doubt that.

make the smart decision.

Mario · 08-07-2003, 01:37 PM

yeah buddy, its tough. i've smoked for 5 years and i'm only 21. i started young, and now i'm 21 and wanna quit, and its not easy. cuz you get into a routine. after i eat a meal, bam, need a smoke. after sex..which you shouldn't be having since your only 14, hahaha, but yeah, need a smoke. while driving (the worst) smoke a lot. but trust us, its honestly not worth it. i calculated it...i'm only 21, and i've smoked around 81,000 ciggarettes. yuk, i can't believe i would do that. i'm trying to cut back now, but be strong, your friends are there now when you wanna smoke, but they won't be there in 60 years to change your oxygen tank.