[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

If you look , you'll see that you actually quoted me and asked me directly the question I answered, so why you're being all snotty I don't know.

You quoted me initially, raising an issue between myself and Anjelika.
But let's not get pedantic.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Smoking is a fine example. She's not saying people don't know that it can be addictive. But they don't start smoking in the full knowledge that they WILL.

I tried smoking as a teenager, as most do, and did it casually. I never became addicted at all and could stop whenever I wanted, which I did when I no longer felt the need to "join in". Whereas another friend who tried it when I did is now a 20 a day guy.

True, nobody starts thinking they will never be free of the urge to smoke, and as you highlight some are naturally more predisposed to addiction.