I am sure that everyone has met someone who lost a grandparent, relative, or someone who has died from smoking. The sad news is that smoking is the most preventable death in the United States. The smoking habit precedes through four identifiable stages, which are preparation, observation, initiation, and addiction (Bailey 7). The first stage is preparation which occurs before having direct contact with tobacco. This is where you observe other attitudes towards smoking, such as witnessing someone smoke. The second stage is initiation, this is the first experience with tobacco. This stage is usually unpleasant at first, because you are not used to the nicotine in your system. For example, I am unfortunately a smoker and the first time I inhaled a cigarette it led to terrible coughing, dizziness, and a feeling of nausea. The third stage is where the smoker develops the habit, and starts to incorporate it into their everyday lives. During the final stage, the smoking pattern is in full effect. This is where the smoker becomes truly addicted, and it makes quitting a very hard option for the smoker. These are the four stages of smoking, and if the second through fourth stage could be avoided, we wouldn’t have the problem that we have today. Exposure and peer pressure also have an effect on how people get started, but by controlling yourself in the early stages, you can defeat smoking before it even happens.

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