Flawed poll. I know dozens of people who smoke. Probably half of them want to quit, the other half could care less about the health risks.
There was an article that I read recently that stated that the majority of those that did not want to quit were in lower socioeconomic brackets. Their feeling was "my life kind of sucks - why would I want to prolong it any longer than I have to?" I haven't seen this.
I have a patient right now who is very wealthy with all the potential in the world. She owns a Pharmacy contracting company, so she is well acquainted with the health risks. She has tried to quit several times, but just enjoys it too much to want to quit. Even though she is dealing with a non-healing shoulder fracture due to her smoking she could care less. Its kind of patethic, really.
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