a question about smoking
health advisory
Hospital
Health advisory
2007-11-16 3:41:16
my friend is a doctor and he even has a PHD but he smokes regulary (about two pockets a day)i wonder that why a doctor that knows how bad is smoking for him smokes??
Answer:Smoking is an addiction and one's education level is no protection from the addictive process. Many times health professionals tend to think they have everything under control and can stop any time they want.they are often in denial about their own addiction.
You are right...he should know better, but first he has to acknowledge that he has a problem and needs to do something about it NOW. Until he does that.nothing will really help.
i have smoked for five years. i will be starting nursing school on Aug. 13. i had no intention on quitting yet. but i took my cpr class on june 12 and i haven't had a cigarette since that day. i guess we know about bad stuff. people just don't think it will happen to them. that's why people smoke, drink, and go to tanning beds even though they know it is bad for them.
Addiction is a condition characterized by compulsive drug intake, craving and seeking, despite negative consequences associated with drug use.
I know a cardiologist that smokes...I don't know why...but its really ironic. He has to know its bad; he just doesn't care.
It just means that all types of people like to smoke. My kids pediatrician was a smoker, he always had a pack of Marlboro reds in the front pocket of his white doctors coat. He was the smartest, most competent doctor my kids ever had. He has since retired, but I never cared that he was a smoker. It doesn't make people monsters, like today's climate would have you believe. He just enjoyed smoking. So what?
Usually, it is all about addiction to the cig. Nicotine is a powerful addictive thing. When people feel the least bit of stress they reach for the cig. They also do the same when they are bored.