>>140 i have a friend who has been smoking all his life since he was in high school. he had tried to stop smoking once, but ended in vain, he said, because it was so stressful.
i guess it comes down to the matter of which is more important, your body or your psyche. stress can lead a person to sickness and disease in some extreme cases, but smoking can certainly harm your lung and other organs. it's hard, once you start the habit, to stop it and the best thing is to ease down a little by little. that's the theory, anyways. boy, am i glad that i'm not into this business!