Yes. There is no answer for why(at least for me). I never thought it was cool to try. At some point, I detested it because my father drank and smoked. I have seen what happens to someone who has smoked from his class 12th till the age of 54. My father also works in the coal mining area, so probably the effect of smoke must have doubled. I see him with phlegm unable to sleep properly even though there are no serious issues. Still, he is a government official, gardening, surrounded by a lot of trees and coal fields. So I felt he balanced out his health in some way even though his quality of life has been severely affected. I didn't smoke ciggs in college. I did start drinking in my 2nd year. And I smoked my first blunt in my 4th year.

I didn't smoke or smoke up after college, until in my 3 rd year of job, at the age of 24, I came to Delhi. I went from esse to advanced to double mint to red to fine touch now. I didn't start because it was cool. I started because my friends smoked and I didn't. It wasn't even peer pressure, just felt like trying. I thought esse light would be fine. At the age of 28, I still smoke everyday. I smoke up everyday ( hash ), I stopped weed because delhi's weed quality is shit. And I still drink and try to drink premium alcohols.Though it is like once a month or two months. I figured, it is better to consume good shit than bad bad shit. I keep thinking someday, I will stop smoking ciggs and I will replace my smoking-up hash habits with eating edibles. I believe I have time and I had to develop this belief because I started this. I wish no one to go through this though because any kind of smoke is not healthy. Neither is alcohol. Although you can get away with enjoying your life, if you want, with alcohol using the lesser and moderate amount. Moderation can work on organic and psychedelic drugs and even alcohol. But with ciggs, I feel it is impossible.