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I don't know that I ever thought it was cool. With me, it was more a rebellion thing. Cigs were verboten in my childhood home and community, so once I reached 18 and went out on my own, I started smoking and didn't quit for 45 years. Now I vape.
Actually, I still smoke about 2-5 cigs a day, as opposed to the 2-3 packs a day I used to smoke. There's just something about those 2-5 cigs a day that makes the whole thing painless.
It's funny that certain brands used to be touted as being 'healthy'. I don't believe any of them are healthy, just like I don't believe they are as bad as current babble would have one believe. Vapors falling all over creation from jet fuel is far worse, imo. And NO, I'm not a Greenbot.
And let's make this clear. Only about 10% of smokers ever come down with a severe illness. You don't hear that from the anti smoking crowd. And I think all this hype about second and third hand smoking is just dumb.
But I don't smoke for me. Its a nasty habit, its incredibly expensive, and its just not for me anymore.
And let's make this clear. Only about 10% of smokers ever come down with a severe illness. You don't hear that from the anti smoking crowd. And I think all this hype about second and third hand smoking is just dumb.
But I don't smoke for me. Its a nasty habit, its incredibly expensive, and its just not for me anymore.
Oh, so true. I went to vaping when 0bama signed SCHIP. I will say my health improved within 2 weeks. Dramatically. So yes, smoking is not healthy, but the stupidity and expense outweighs the health aspect.
Having spent months nursing and watching two special people in my life die from lung cancer I can tell you there is nothing 'cool' about smoking. When they both started society didn't know how bad cigarette smoking is on your health and now that we do know, I just don't get why young people start in. James Dean (movie start back in the 50s) was directly responsible for my relatives starting (the cool factor) so I especially have no respect for celebrities who smoke in public now. They do influence young people to follow suit.
And let's make this clear. Only about 10% of smokers ever come down with a severe illness. You don't hear that from the anti smoking crowd. And I think all this hype about second and third hand smoking is just dumb.
But I don't smoke for me. Its a nasty habit, its incredibly expensive, and its just not for me anymore.
Secondhand smoke puts kids in the emergency room all the time if they are prone to asthma. I had to quit going to bars back when smoking was allowed because every time I went and sucked in secondhand smoked I'd spend the wee hours of the night in emergency. Secondhand smoking dangers are real. I think I agree with you about third hand smoking. That seems far-fetched.
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Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States,2 accounting for approximately 443,000 deaths, or 1 of every 5 deaths, in the United States each year.3,4
Secondhand smoke puts kids in the emergency room all the time if they are prone to asthma. I had to quit going to bars back when smoking was allowed because every time I went and sucked in secondhand smoked I'd spend the wee hours of the night in emergency. Secondhand smoking dangers are real. I think I agree with you about third hand smoking. That seems far-fetched.
What percentage of those who are around second hand smoke contract asthma. What's the average for the population?
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