Smoking and harms

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  1. xMostWanted559x

    xMostWanted559x Well-Known Member

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    Helping my nephew do a paper for school. There's so many different opinions on if smoking causes cancer or if its genetics?
     
  2. Aernaroth

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    Smoking, and the chemicals inside tobacco products, both due to processing and natural occurrence, have been linked to increased occurrence of cancer. Smoking is more strongly linked to the incidence of many cancers than genetics.
     
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    Um, google?
     
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    firehawc_69 cloppers = ignore list

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    Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the US.

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  5. xMostWanted559x

    xMostWanted559x Well-Known Member

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    Google has mixed articles everywhere lol
     
  6. Aernaroth

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    Go for articles that are tied to studies by reputable and renowned organizations.
     
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    Umm...Smoking's bad. Mmkay?
     
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    I think we should ban everything on that wonderful chart that was posted.

    brb

    Going out to have a smoke
     
  9. xMostWanted559x

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    I been on an off myself past few years but never put much thought into it
     
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    20 years ago it was good for you, you could do it everywhere.

    Now its evil.

    Now I'm waiting to see what tax they foist on the public to make up for the losses from more people quitting.

    Pop? Hamburger? Candy? .........It will be interesting.
     
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    Man, sometimes I wish I was old enough to use some of that stuff just so i could kick back and let go all the stress that's been on me recently...


    Oh wait, I just turned 18!
    ... but I don't wanna die... plus I have no money.
     
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    What? Smoking? No it wasn't.
     
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    You'll be money ahead not starting I can tell u that.

    It may or may not kill you eventually.

    Now in 3 years you can drink, thats the hot ticket.

    Hookers and blow gets expensive in a hurry, so stay away other than for special occasions like your getting married or your first son is born.
     
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    Use google scholar.
     
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    Sure it was, 20-30 years ago it was good for you.

    So was lead paint in your house.

    Now its evil and taxed.

    I want mercury thermometers and switches back too..........
     
  16. xMostWanted559x

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    Seems like these days a lot of things are bad
     
  17. Aernaroth

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    The only people who ever insinuated smoking was good for you were the companies selling tobacco products. Even in the halcyon days of cigarettes in the 50s the average person knew they probably weren't a healthy thing to do.
     
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    It goes far far beyond that.

    Early 1900's and late 1800's, people knew, find refernence in to it even in history books and biographies from then.

    My challenge to news media and everything that can kill you, is to put something on the news that is good for you.

    Now I want some veggies with DDT, I'm a hungry
     
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    Have another cup of coffee - it's good for you! - Forbes

    Looking for a morning boost? Forget coffee - green tea holds the key | Mail Online

    Is Eating Chocolate Good for You — Health Benefits of Chocolate - Cosmopolitan

    Not only red wine raises 'good' cholesterol, any alcohol does - UPI.com

    QED.

    (drink more green tea)
     
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    Everything u listed contains caffeine.

    Its on the it kills u list now too.

    I thik I'm gonna make a giant blunt, newspaper sized, roll some whacky tabacky, some plain jane, some real tobacco and lightly sprinkle it with caffeine, lead paint chips, mercury and whatever else has been banned.

    I'm gonna call it a "Sue u later Sandwich"