Cigarettes

Food, porn, crack, and cigarettes are the world's leading cases of addiction. Of course sex and masturbation belong, but they are as wide spread. Some people start smoking, because it has a cool factor. For the same reason, those same people start smoking crack. I'm not trying to say that cigarette smokers should go ahead and smoke crack, but there is a part of each model that speaks to the other.

Being addicted without showing signs of dependency looks cool.

It don't think its the smoke blowing out of your mouth. I don't think its the square worn spot on the butt pocket of your jeans. I think it is the idea that you've overcome an obstacle that the world can't. People die everyday, overcoming. No one, and that includes the smoker, wants to be addicted to anything. To be addicted means that you are no longer independent. Freedom is the best drug. Taking another restricts you from the first.

I digress.

I just wanted to say that I don't think that the taste of cigarettes, or even the thought of being a smoker is what is appealing to people. I believe that thinking you are accomplishing a rarely completed feat grabs your attention and reels you in. Smoking isn't cool. Who wants to rely on leaves and paper. even the lighter plays more of a role in your life than your underwear.