Carole Parrish, 60, started smoking at age 45.  “I don’t know.  I guess it became a nervous thing.  I was going through a lot of stuff when I started smoking."  Jessica Laskowski

Ramone Cruz, 50, started smoking at the age of 12 because of his friends.  Amber Fairweather

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