Article January 1, 2003 Issue

"I am a somebody — without the cigarettes”

Sixteen-year-old Inga Fortanier, of Aichwald, Germany, opens up about how she quit smoking.

interview by Michael Pabst

How old were you the first time you tried a cigarette?

I had just turned 13 and was starting a dance class. There were several people there who smoked, and they would offer me cigarettes. I thought, I “Sure, why not?” So sometimes I had one.

So you started more out of curiosity ...

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