[Paved Paradise]

Then why do people get hooked faster? I thought they chemically altered the things - I'm pretty sure they do - so it's something they use to enhance the nicotine? That's really scary but might be so because back in the 40's/50's; for that matter even the 60's, you never saw fat smokers - never really. Hmmmm - dang - at least you got the benefit of looking good while you were killing yourself.

[aruanan]

Then why do people get hooked faster? I thought they chemically altered the things - I'm pretty sure they do - so it's something they use to enhance the nicotine? That's really scary but might be so because back in the 40's/50's; for that matter even the 60's, you never saw fat smokers - never really. Hmmmm - dang - at least you got the benefit of looking good while you were killing yourself.

I don't think people get hooked faster now than earlier, viz, the much greater level of addiction in earlier decades compared to now. It's nicotine that is the addictive substance.