Source: King5 TV (Seattle, WA)
Date: 2010-02-11
Author:  JEAN ENERSEN / KING 5 News,

If you light up every now and then but still don\'t consider
yourself a smoker, don\'t be fooled. Here\'s why part-time smokers
are putting their health at full-time risk.

For some people, lighting up lasts a lifetime.

"I started when I was 17 years old. I smoked for 11 years," said
one smoker.

But for others, the relationship is more like dating.

"Yeah, I started casually. I started in the bathroom," said
another smoker.

Smoking rates may have gone down, but for one group, tobacco use
is on the rise.

"Being a part-time smoker allows some people to be able to kind
of deny that they\'re using tobacco," said Serena Chen, American
Lung Association.