Though the physical health effects of smoking are well acknowledged, the psychological effects are rarely discussed. The blend of psychological and physical effects depicts many positive reinforcements that smoking rapidly becomes an established habit. A smoker becomes accustomed or addicted to include a high amount of nicotine in her or his body. They become habituated or comfortable to the psychological effects of smoking. Once the habit of smoking has been established, it becomes necessary for the smoker to continue smoking in order to feel “normal”.

Social smoking is referred as a pattern or guide of tobacco use based on the context of use (for example, smoking more in social settings like sporting or music events, nightclubs, bars, and pubs). These social circumstances triggers or act as a social signal to tobacco use. People who smoke mostly or only in social settings, and in the company of others (mainly other smokers), are termed as “social smokers”. They can be called as “socially cued smokers”. They can also be incorporated in a large group of smokers known as “occasional smokers”.