Smoking to relieve stress isn't your solution, it's only the setup. Nicotine creates the very anxiety it claims to calm. On World Lung Cancer Day, it's time to break the loop for good

It’s a scene nearly everyone has seen, or lived. A terrible day at work, tension at home, or even a mounting to-do list. Shoulders tighten, thoughts race, and you hear it in your mind: “Just one cigarette, it’ll calm me down.”You step outside, light it up, and breathe in. For a moment it feels like relief. But here’s the truth: that cigarette isn’t helping. It’s a trap.