Why disrupt your life and damage your health? Tobacco is an ancient medicinal plant, honed over at least eight thousand years which has over two billion satisfied lifelong test subjects. It is the most beneficial (see also here) single medicinal substance, natural or synthetic, humans have ever known. The only thing related to smoking that actually harms you is the belief in the antismoking propaganda (via witch doctor effect/negative placebo).
Last year I made similar statement in a "smart drugs" forum, which is a group of medically and biochemically highly educated folks (mostly college/graduate students and researchers in medical or biochemical fields). After the initial horror reaction, several months of intense but polite debate ensued. They offered scientific papers to prove me wrong, which after more careful reading, beyond the weasel-worded abstracts, turned out to support my statements even more than I initially assumed.
Check the above links then light one in peace and truly enjoy the best thing you can do for your health and longevity.
