My first cigarette

My first cigarette

Brrriiiiinng brrriiiinng. The bells gone, hurray its break. To the canteen I head to indulge myself in a creamed iced bun. That was lovely. Then off to the toilet I trotted.

'Hi Kelly, hi daisy’ I said . as I walked in they were standing there looking awfully mischievous. I walked into the cubicle. Suddenly a strong smell of a cigerrette being lit and a match going out was present.

    Why I smoked my first cigarette

    The first time I tried a cigarette was with a friend from school. Various members of my family smoked, whether socially or on a regular basis, so it had never carried the stigma of being an activity which was particularly frowned upon. However, I had always been told never to smoke or even try a cigarette as smoking was bad for your health.
     
    When I first tried a cigarette, I was not peer pressured into it by a group of friends, nor did I feel that I had to take up

      My first cigarette

      Often tobacco is the first drug people take, so let’s look at why people choose to smoke and perhaps it will let us explore why people choose to try drugs even when they don’t know how they will affect them.

      If tobacco smoking was discovered tomorrow, it is unlikely that any responsible government would allow the sale of such a harmful drug. Today however 47.5% of men and 10.3% of women smoke a total of 6 trillion cigarettes a year worldwide.

        Man in Hoxton

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        A french worker based in Hoxton talks to us about his first Cigarette experience. To our surprise he started smoking at the age of 40.

        Often tobacco is the first drug people take, so let’s look at why people choose to smoke and perhaps it will let us explore why people choose to try drugs even when they don’t know how they will affect them. Upload your story to TalkingDrugs or leave it on our Facebook Group - My First Cigarette.

          Charlie and John

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          Charlie and John take us back to their adolescence days of school in Nottingham and West Yorkshire. They tell us peer pressure and following their friends got them into smoking cigarettes. 

          Often tobacco is the first drug people take, so let’s look at why people choose to smoke and perhaps it will let us explore why people choose to try drugs even when they don’t know how they will affect them. Upload your story to TalkingDrugs or leave it on our Facebook Group - My First Cigarette.

            James

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            James from South London states in his own words 'my first cigarette was disgusting, but since then i enjoy it, it is apart of me'. Wow viewers  tell us what you think, raise comments and let out your first cigarette experiences.

              Kevin at the cab office

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              This is Kevin he works at the cab office. He passionately abhors drugs to the degree that, you can see it in his facial expression. We asked him whether he is interested in revealing his first cigarette experience and why it had a big impact on him.

                A skater at South Bank

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                A skater tells us why he doesn't smoke cigarettes.

                Often tobacco is the first drug people take, so let’s look at why people choose to smoke and perhaps it will let us explore why people choose to try drugs even when they don’t know how they will affect them. Upload your story to TalkingDrugs or leave it on our Facebook Group - My First Cigarette

                  DJ Ivey from Manchester

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                  Here is Dj Ivey from Manchester, she explains why she has never smoked a cigarette.

                  Often tobacco is the first drug people take, so let’s look at why people choose to smoke and perhaps it will let us explore why people choose to try drugs even when they don’t know how they will affect them. Upload your story to TalkingDrugs or leave it on our Facebook Group - My First Cigarette.

                   

                    Ahmed from Dubai (speaking in Arabic)

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                    Tobacco does not belong to any race but it eats up peoples internal organs. Here Ahmed from Dubai tells his first experience with cigarettes even though he just recently started smoking.

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