"Is that Brad from Apple Sigma Pi with a cigarette? He is just SO cool, oh, my gosh! Let's go talk to him"... said no person ever. Not even Sally Sue from Potato Omega.

It's 2017. Why are you still smoking?

Honest question. Why? Do you enjoy treating your body like a garbage can? If so, there are a million better ways to do so, have you heard of the donut hamburger? (10/10 don't recommend)

In all seriousness, smoking is horrible for you. There is so much research out there proving this, so why do people still continue to do it? You know it is going to cause lung cancer/other health problems, so why do you continue to do it?

There are people in this world who have had horrible cards dealt to them, and you are actively choosing to diminish your perfectly good hand. All for what? A small buzz you acquire for a tiny amount of time? Is it actually worth it?

Ask yourself, "How does this benefit me?" How does spending copious amounts of money on cancer causing smoke sticks help you in this life? I struggle weekly to make ends meet because I am in college, how can people afford to spend tons and tons of money on cigarettes? Do you know how many Chipotle burrito bowls you could buy? Probably a lot more than you can afford right now if you wouldn't smoke.

Just stop. Stop trying to make yourself "look cool" because you actually look like an idiot. "But all of my friends do it, and they'll make fun of me if I don't" GET NEW FRIENDS. Word of advice, if your friends introduced you to smoking, they are not real friends. Real friends care about your well-being and your future, and smoking is going to do nothing but ruin both.

So stop. Stop smoking. Stop "pretending to be cool." Stop causing yourself an earlier death sentence. Do something productive with your life and stop inhaling failure.