Smoking assignment

Hello! I'm doing an interview assignment on smoking for health class, and I was wondering if any current or past smokers could answer any of the questions below. Anything used will be anonymous so no need to worry about that! Thank you :))

1. What age did you start smoking?

2. Why did you start smoking?

3. Have you tried to quit smoking for any period of time? How hard was it to quit?

4. When you haven’t had a cigarette, how do you feel? Emotions, reactions?

5. If someone handed you $19,843.20 what would you do with it? The average cost of a pack of cigarettes in PA is $9.54. If you smoke 2 packs a week for a full year do you know the yearly cost for your habit? $992.16. If you smoke for 20 years you will spend about $19,843.20 on cigarettes. How do you feel about that?

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SW-User

1. 14yrs old
2. I was always fascinated with it because my grandparents smoked and I spent a lot of time with them.
3. I tried quitting at various points but never lasted more than a week without going back to smoking. I finally quit after 27yrs by switching to vaping.
4. When I hadn't had a cigarette for a while I felt stressed and irritable. I also was less able to solve problems.
5. When I started smoking in England the cost was about £2.01 per pack of 20. That would have been about $3. The cost when I quit was more like £9 per pack of 20 so that would have been about $11 to $12. My smoking levels varied from probably a pack a week when I started to 2 packs a day at the most. So it's hard to estimate the full cost but obviously it would be a lot. If I was handed that money now I'd probably spend it on a vacation.