[Max McGarrity]

Well, good for you to be so sure. The smokers I know and have known have tried to quit, repeatedly. My late father was one of those. You might as well say, and undoubtedly do, that drug addicts "enjoy" their habit. Relieving an addiction by giving in to it does result in a pleasurable sensation, but I would not say that those people "enjoy" their addiction.

I dare say if you ask the smokers here on Free Republic if they "want to quit," you'll get quite a different answer than from your undoubtedly small sample. I smoke only when I DO enjoy it, never out of habit. I will not own the defamatory term "addict," because I am not.

[Amore]

I dare say if you ask the smokers here on Free Republic if they "want to quit," you'll get quite a different answer than from your undoubtedly small sample. I smoke only when I DO enjoy it, never out of habit. I will not own the defamatory term "addict," because I am not.

I have a small sample -- several smokers in my family and several friends who smoke. You, too, have a small sample -- yourself and the several smokers you know. Your reality is not necessarily the reality of others, and it is conceit to believe that it is. In fact, my sister-in-law espouses the same view you do. Yet she continues to smoke in her home in spite of my niece's asthma problems which have resulted in several trips to the doctor and to the hospital. I don't know you, but I do know her, and I don't believe her.

[Capt_Hank]

A few years ago, I saw a bumper sticker at a gun show. It read, "We Know What Happened To Jim Brady, but Who Beat Sara With An Ugly Stick?" More power to her. I did quit the habit, but would love to have one every night after dinner. I couldn't just light the one, I would be right back in the pack/day mode again.