Smoked my first cig when I was 10 years old. Then when I was 18 I started up, and have tried quitting a bunch since then. It really sucks--your lungs just tighten up... makes it a lot harder to breathe. I started cigs after I started smoking Black & Milds daily. I loved the nicotine buzz, and found that cigarettes give you it so much more... and that is why I started, because of the stupid 30 second buzz it gives.