Dropping down the strength of cigarette is the easiest way to quit smoking, it only takes part of a pack to adjust to the lower strength, and by repeatedly doing that over time you are reducing your physical dependence on nicotine (only a part of the addiction).
I started smoking when I was 12, and stopped when I was 34.
I might still be a dickhead, but I was much more of a dickhead when I was smoking, just like your friends... and anyone who buys cigarettes for them.
Smoking is very obviously stupid.
Different people use different words differently, I call albo a bogan (among many other things) other people obviously wouldn't.
smoking is definitely a dickhead thing to do, it kills you, it stinks, its antisocial, a very large proportion of smokers litter, it's stupidly expensive, it's a fire risk, a distraction while driving etc etc, and you will end up looking like pauline hanson if you do it long enough, every single smoker will end up looking like pauline hanson, and she is a complete dickhead. I rest my case.