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I smoke cigarettes and lately I started smoking only half of cigarette and saving the other half for later.I know I know smoking kills ,my question; is it worst to do so or does not matter?
The remaining portion of the cigarette will have increased levels of tar, nicotine & other toxins. It is better to throw it away and light up a new one. Of course it's better not to light up at all, but it sounds like you already know that.tumor said:I smoke cigarettes and lately I started smoking only half of cigarette and saving the other half for later.I know I know smoking kills ,my question; is it worst to do so or does not matter?
arildno said:I believe tumor&myself have the same habit..
My jacket never smells delightful when I've had a stub in it for some time
(I wonder why)
tumor said:PS. now some researchers say that nicotine can prevent MS ,Parkinsons.
Evo said:My best friends dad just died of lung cancer. Even though he quit smoking 20 years ago, there was already enough damage to his lungs.
This doesn't sound plausible to me. Can you provide a link?
The Effect of Cigarettes and Coffee on Parkinson's Disease
Smoking. Cigarette smokers appear to have a lower risk for Parkinson's disease, indicating some protection by nicotine. This finding, of course, is no excuse to smoke, but such protection may help researchers develop new therapies.
Coffee Consumption. In a 30-year 2000 study of Japanese-American men, coffee consumption was associated with a lower risk for Parkinson's disease and the more coffee they drank, the lower their risk became. Caffeine, which is a known central nervous system stimulant, appears to be the protective factor. The study did not prove that coffee actually protects against Parkinson's, however, and further research is needed.
tumor said:But I need my nicotine fix
are cigars 'better' than cigarets?
If cigarettes are so expensive, and you know that they're unhealthy, why not try nicotine patches?
humanino said:I heard somewhere that cannabis smoking is less dangerous than tobacco. Do you know if this comes from the junky-lobby or if this true ?
Smoking pure marijuana is at least as harmful to lungs as smoking tobacco, a report from the British Lung Foundation concludes. And in some key ways, it may be more dangerous.
For example, the BLF's review of previous research highlights that just three marijuana joints a day causes the same damage to the lung's airways as 20 cigarettes, mainly because of the way joints are smoked.
Individually, cannabis and tobacco produce the same constituents and quantities of chemicals known to be toxic to respiratory tissue, other than nicotine, the report says. But when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the health effects are worse.
I've tried them. :yuck:Gokul43201 said:Try it before you knock it .
check said:People don't smoke because they like it. People smoke 'cause it makes them look cool! :tongue2:
but don't people now realize it's just a disgusting habit?
Dagenais said:If people think slowly killing themselves is cools, then let them think that.
So, there's hope for you smokers out there. If my step-father could quit, anyone can quit!
Just as long as they keep their second-hand smoke away from me! That's actually my biggest complaint about smoking.
I hate when I have to walk through a cloud of smoke from all the people puffing away near the doors of smoke-free buildings in order to get inside.
ow that he's been a non-smoker for about 20 years, he's just like me. He always chooses the non-smoking section and can't stand places filled with smoke.
Dagenais said:A lot of these smokers don't want to quit.
I really have a hard time believing that quitting smoking cigarettes is as difficult as those public announcement commercials say it is. My grandfather quit smoking during the days when filters were non-existant, and there was no such things as nicotenne patches for him. Another relative of mine smoked for decades, but decided to quit because it was an expensive and inconvient habit, with no help at all.
My biggest complaint about smoking are those annoying anti-smoking commercials from companies like The Truth. They constantly remind us that smoking causes cancer, like we don't know that. What annoys me more are there protests - trying to run the companies out of business. Unless TRUTH is going to compensate the employees that lose their jobs from cigarette companies, their members should find new hobbies.
Not really related to cigarettes and smoking, but I just had to rant about that...
Hold your breathe. I've heard of people doing that everytime they are near smokers.
You should ask the owner/manager why the building isn't completely non-smoking.
amwbonfire said:If cigarettes are so expensive, and you know that they're unhealthy, why not try nicotine patches?
Evo said:If a person can't control themself and not smoke for the time it takes to eat a meal, they need to be shot.
Evo said:Ok, I'm not serious about shooting them. My point is, they have no right to destroy the environment for the people around them for a personal vice.
Evo; but what you say about car fumes, I think fumes are killing many more people than smoking ever does.