4 A.M.: Students finish their night with a smoke
For some students, the need for nicotine is greater than that of sleep.
Before turning in for the night, Sand Lake sophomore Ron Lewis and two friends decided to take a smoke break outside of Kesseler Hall.
“I have been smoking since I was 18,” he said.
Lewis said he was out spending Friday night celebrating CMU’s Homecoming Weekend and tends to come out every few hours to smoke because of his addiction.
Sometimes he even finds himself craving for a cigarette in class.
“I smoke because I’m addicted,” Lewis said. “I can be sitting in class and I would just be thinking about how bad I want a cigarette.”
Lewis has tried to quit smoking once before, and said that all he could think about during that time was cigarettes and pressure from his friends did not help.
“I quit for a week, but I have friends who basically fed me cigarettes and would always offer me one — I gave in to peer pressure,” Lewis said.
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