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The first time I smoked was at a party in high school. I was drunk, and asked a friend for a drag of her cigarette, I'd only smoke when I drank for awhile, until I started working in kitchens a year or so later. Everybody smoked, it was next to impossible to avoid, so I started too (that's an even worse reason). And like jay-g said, the next thing you know, you're addicted and you're wondering why you started in the first place.
I was a smoker for about 9 years (with a 9-10 month period where I quit and relapsed). I'm on the patch now after having struggled with the cold turkey method for months. When I quit cold turkey, I would become an insufferable asshole. I was edgy and angry all the time and I hated the way I felt without nicotine, so I'd buy a pack, and go from feeling angry to feeling guilty and weak-willed. Its been a week since I started on the patch and I barely think about smoking at all, I actually didn't realize I didn't put my patch on today until late this afternoon.
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