Response to "Cigarettes kill, but don't tell smokers".

I didn’t totally agree with the author’s point of discussion. In the article, he said that we cannot ask smokers to quit by heath reasons because most of them smoke to establish their self-esteem.
In my opinion, stress is the major reason that some people smoke. For instance, one of my friends started smoking because he got a Dear John letter from his girlfriend which had been with him for two years. After that, he smoke and drink excessively. After he had a new girlfriend, he quit smoking. So I think not all smokers smoke due to their willingness. Sometimes, they have no choice but to do that.

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