Smoking
The trouble with smoking is how it’s often romanticized in pop culture as something cool kids or those with class do. Unfortunately, smoking is no better than drugs at this point, and what it offers in terms of stress relief will only cause all sorts of trouble for you in the near future. Smoking will no longer help with stress past a certain point. Smoking is also responsible for inflammation that randomly occurs in the body due to your body’s reaction to the terrible habit. As a result, you can get swollen hands due to smoking, among other potentially debilitating conditions. There are situations where an individual can live their whole lives smoking without suffering from adverse effects, but it’s few and far between.
Smoking has no health benefits, which is different from alcohol which at least has some benefits based on consumption. Smoking does not help you, similar to how drugs don’t help you. It can’t even be said that it’s a habit that does more harm than good. It’s a habit that only does harm. As such, it’s best to quit smoking ASAP.
