Explain why you do or do not smoke.

I choose not to smoke because my mom used to smoke when I was younger. When I was about 7 or 9, I made my mom promise me to stop smoking if I stopped biting my nails (she hated when I did that). She quit smoking and I quit biting my nails, and haven't done it since. Also, I don't smoke because both my nan and one of my uncles died from lung cancer (along with some other types of cancer) and I don't want to die from lung cancer. I've done D.A.R.E. programs when I was in elementary schools and am part of my town's municipal alliance and it's program where it tries to do things for the community to keep the kids substance free. Another bonus is that since cigarettes are so expensive, I get to save a bunch of money and spend it on things that I really like or want instead of blowing it away on cigarettes.