Smoking

[emccky]

NO ONE has ever died directly from smoking weed. Atleast thats what some doctor said. You die from weed because of stupid shit you do while you smoke. not the substance itself.

[Porgy]

to hell if im going to read 10 pages. I'll just leave my 10 cents and bounce. I smoke. I know exactly what it is doing to my lungs and honestly dont care. Nor do I care what other people think about it. Smoking is a bad habit, but i'll tell you of an even nastier habit. Taking your viewpoints and opinions on life and attempting to force it upon others. I will not nor do i feel the need to justify my habits or what i do to my body to other people. And thats that. If you dont like smoking dont. As for second hand smoke, well i do my best not to smoke around other people who are bothered by it. I think thats rude also. As an inhabitant of LA though our smog problem is much more of a lung cancer problem than anybody's second hand smoke anyways.

[flypie743]

Wow, you don't care what damage you are doing to you and your body?

[Porgy]

frankly, no. I don't smoke excessively, maybe like a pack every 5 days. And I have no great urge to lead a lengthy life. I die when im 60 and i die a happy man.

[jewpinthethird]

Porgy, how old are you? If you mind me asking. If not, what is your agge group?

[Tasselfoot]

from his past posts... i think 19-21

[themanwithsauce]

Wow, it's taken us ten pages but we finally agreed to agree that smoking anything is in general bad for you.

But seriously, why do these people smoke, I still don't get it. Sure, it makes you feel good now but won't you feel like shit in a few weeks when you start coughing up your lungs? And even if you don't smoke enough to cause a very serious health problem, couldn't you think of better ways to spend those extra dollars than to inhale smoke? If you want to relax then read a book in aq quiet place or buy your favorite food instead, it's better for you.

[esupin]

Wow, it's taken us ten pages but we finally agreed to agree that smoking anything is in general bad for you.

Everyone agrees that smoking is bad for you. It's a proven fact. However, that has not stopped people. With all the knowledge humans have acquired we seemed to have developed an uncanny ability to not care.

[Porgy]

Im 21. And esupin, well stated. Despite what many analysts may say, while in terms of medical and technological progress we have bettered our quality of life we have also sacrificed many things mentally and emotionally. Action equals reaction.

[sleeplessdragn]

perhaps it is not that we as a society do not care, as rather we have simply aftered the norm for living in "modern times". i have many friends who swear they picked up smoking frankly because they thought it was being cool. others cant give a reason. in my opinion it is society which has self bred this habit and continues it. jus look at some hip hop videos...

[bladerunner627]

Ciggaretts are a prime sorce of income for the goverment. Keep that in mind. And if someone chooses to smoke... why is it any of your concern. Leave them alone.... Obesitiy is a bigger epidemic then smoking, Your saying to take away there privlage to get lipo, gastric bypass and all the other illnesses involved in being overweight. Doesn't seem to me that you have overcome your OCD to me, do you really feel the need to make everyone perfect? I belive this deserves a big

I disagree, yes it is income for the goverment big woop they make enough money as it is. Anyways, I think smokeing should be illegal. Lemme put it this way, smoking hurts other people from 2nd hand. If someone is smoking around you, I think you should have the right to grab his/her cigarrette and put it out, or at least drop kick the person for hurting YOUR lungs.

[bladerunner627]

to hell if im going to read 10 pages. I'll just leave my 10 cents and bounce. I smoke. I know exactly what it is doing to my lungs and honestly dont care. Nor do I care what other people think about it. Smoking is a bad habit, but i'll tell you of an even nastier habit. Taking your viewpoints and opinions on life and attempting to force it upon others. I will not nor do i feel the need to justify my habits or what i do to my body to other people. And thats that. If you dont like smoking dont. As for second hand smoke, well i do my best not to smoke around other people who are bothered by it. I think thats rude also. As an inhabitant of LA though our smog problem is much more of a lung cancer problem than anybody's second hand smoke anyways.

Your not only hurting us, your hurting others....2nd hand. If you smoke by me I would drop kick you.

[bladerunner627]

Tar When cigarette smoke is breathed in it condenses and deposits tar in the lungs. It is the tar that actually transports many of the other chemicals contained in cigarette smoke directly into the body. Tar is a dark, viscous substance that paralyses the cilia (small hairs which protect and clean the lungs) and can also stain teeth and fingernails.

Explains alot.... so thats why alot of smokers have yellow nails...

[Porgy]

to hell if im going to read 10 pages. I'll just leave my 10 cents and bounce. I smoke. I know exactly what it is doing to my lungs and honestly dont care. Nor do I care what other people think about it. Smoking is a bad habit, but i'll tell you of an even nastier habit. Taking your viewpoints and opinions on life and attempting to force it upon others. I will not nor do i feel the need to justify my habits or what i do to my body to other people. And thats that. If you dont like smoking dont. As for second hand smoke, well i do my best not to smoke around other people who are bothered by it. I think thats rude also. As an inhabitant of LA though our smog problem is much more of a lung cancer problem than anybody's second hand smoke anyways.

Your not only hurting us, your hurting others....2nd hand. If you smoke by me I would drop kick you.

are you completely ignorant or did you choose to ignore the part where i said I do my best not to smoke around other people who are bothered by it? And as for your comment about drop kicking me, please refer to my post in the topic about why people like forums.

[The_Q]

Ok, ok, I'm going to explain it again. If someone smokes, they are putting so much money into the market over all their years of smoking, the government tax crap is moot. Each dollar spent smoking, either willingly or out of addiction, goes back to the spender in different ways. Let's say that Jim goes on a budget so he doesn't buy 1 pack of cigs every month. That pack of cigs would have taken a few bucks, not as many, away from Apu, the owner of the Kwik-E-Mart that sells Jim's cigs. Apu has fewer dollars to spend so he doesn't buy that new grill he's been wanting. Jill, the grill saleswoman, doesn't get the money from that and etc. etc. If you DO buy the pack of cigs it works the same way, only ADDING money.

Also, if the smoker dies happy, so be it. They're happy. Who am I to take away someone's happiness, especially when they are making prices drop and what not. Thanks, happy smokers, for making me happier.

Why don't I smoke, then? Because it's a nasty habit. I'd much rather have someone else do it for me.

Q