People know that smoking is harmful to the body and if long-term is even life threatening but it seems nobody heeds the warning.

Yes, smoking is a harmful habit and makes one addicted once they start doing it. However, what are the reasons why people still continue to smoke? These people know the harmful and if long term, even life threatening effects of smoking but it seems nobody heeds the warning.

The number of teenagers smoking today has increased tremendously. Their parents do their best to stop them from starting the habit, however, most of them are unsuccessful. Teenagers experience a feeling of isolation. It is the time that they are confused which role to take in society. Most of them usually have identity crisis at this age and smoking makes them feel better. Once they start smoking, they soon love the feeling of contentment it brings them. Thus, they continue doing it. Peer pressure is also a great factor to this. A teenager would like to belong to a group. Being alone and no friends when you are a teenager is hard. Having some people to support you and accompany you in any social activity feels great. At this stage, teenagers feel their parents don't understand them. Everything that their parents tell them and do is against their will. They still can't understand all the things their parents are doing for them which are for their own good. Those who are non-smokers are often convinced by smokers to engage in this activity. Usually, they would smoke and drink overnight. Teenagers feel that if they won't join the group, they would lose their friends and will be left alone in which they don't want to happen. This is the reason why they continue smoking to be accepted by them. Later in life when they finally decide to stop, it becomes hard as they are already addicted to it.

There are also some people who smoke because of the nature of their jobs. Those who work in a very cold area or at sea, smoke to keep their bodies warm. At this time, smoking brings them good benefits. Call center agents and those who work at night love drinking their favorite cup of coffee and smoking at the same time while waiting for their shift at work. This is to keep them awake and attentive to answering their clients and finishing their assigned task. However, they don't consider the long term ill effects of smoking. Smoking is addictive.

Smokers are also those who are experiencing feelings of depression. They find it hard to face the challenges life brings most especially if their problems are too hard to handle. They feel that what can make them feel better is by smoking and drinking. Yes, it is true that smoking could make them feel better but it is just a temporary feeling of relief.

众所周知，吸烟有害健康，而且时间长了甚至对生命造成威胁，然而，似乎没有人在乎这些警告。

是的，吸烟是一个坏习惯并且一旦你开了个头就会对它上瘾。话又说回来，到底是什么原因使人们仍旧继续抽烟呢？这些人明知道吸烟是有害的并且时间长了将危害生命但似乎并没有人在乎这个。

如今青少年吸烟者的数量大大增加了。他们的父母尽最大努力防止他们养成这种陋习，然而大多数都以失败告终。青少年饱尝了一种孤立感。在这个时期内，他们所扮演的社会角色使他们感到困惑迷茫。他们中的大多数在这个年龄段都有自我认识的危机，而抽烟恰能使他们感觉良好。一旦他们有了第一次，他们很快喜欢上了抽烟所带来的满足感。因此，他们不断地继续。同龄压力也是一个很重要的因素。青少年喜欢群体生活，当你作为一位青少年时孤独没有朋友是很难过的。那种在任何社会活动中都有人支持有人陪伴的感觉是相当棒的。在这一阶段，青少年们觉得他们的父母不理解自己。父母告诉他们的以及让他们做的所有事都与他们的想法背道而驰。他们也不会理解父母所做的事其实是都是为了他们好。那些不吸烟的孩子们也会受到吸烟者的影响，加入这项活动中。通常他们都是彻夜地吸烟喝酒。青少年们认为，如果他们不加入这个群体，他们将会失去朋友，被众人孤立，这是他们不愿看到的。这就是他们一直吸烟并被众人所接受的原因。在后来的生活中当他们最终想要戒掉时，他们发现那是很难的，因为他们早已有瘾了。

也有一部分人吸烟是由于工作的性质。那些在很冷的地方或者在海洋中工作的人们用烟来保持温暖。这个时候，吸烟便是有好处的。呼叫中心在夜间上班的人喜欢在等待换班的同时抽抽烟，喝杯他们最爱的咖啡，这是为了让自己保持清醒，精神集中，以便应对客户的电话以及完成工作任务。然而，他们并不承认长时间抽烟是有害的。确实，吸烟是会上瘾的。

那些充满绝望感的人们也是吸烟者的一个群体。他们发现生活所带来的挑战实在是太艰难了，尤其是当困难过于棘手时。他们觉得，只有吸烟饮酒才能使他们感觉好过一些。是的，吸烟确实能令他们感觉良好，但，这只是暂时的爽快而已。