Smoking can be triggered by many things, peer influence, as an avenue for letting out negative emotions resulting from loss due to death, divorce/ separation, exam failure or job etc. The relaxation one thinks one gets at that moment makes them forget about their present problems. What starts as a puff, turns to two, three and before you know it, you are totally hooked to the substance. Your body learns to associate certain occurrences with the need for a smoke. After smoking for sometime, you realize how embarrassing it is, especially when you develop an urge to smoke at your sister’s wedding where you are the best man and they are ready to take their vows, the urge is so strong that you feel like dying, or when dinner is served at your in-laws house or a public place clearly designated as a ‘no smoking zone’ etc. or better still, when your doctor gives you an ultimatum.
