According to Johns Hopkins:
91% of the people who die of lung cancer and esophagal cancer are non-smokers
You're more likely to get cancer by inhaling car exaust while walking down the street than by smoking a carton (carton, not pack) of cigarettes. (I think this rule only applies to people who live in cities or otherwise spend a lot of time around cars)
There is approximately 1/8th of an eyedrop of nicotine in every carton of cigarettes. Out of each pack of cigarettes, approx. 2-8 cigarettes are saturated in nicotine. IE, not every cigarette has nicotine in it. (But when I investigated this further I found out that Marlboro cigarettes and USA Gold cigarettes have a much denser concentration... 6-14! Luckily though, I smoke parliaments
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There is no proven link between second hand smoke and cancer, and the only link that proves second hand smoke can be harmful to ANYONE is when smoking around infants and toddlers.
Caffeine is more addictive than nicotine
^ I'm a smoker in New York. Here (and I know they've done this in other states, too) you can't smoke in any public establishments, like bars, restaurants, etc. Since then, a slew of non-smokers have been assaulting me verbally whenever I walk down the street. To those of you who are smokers and are sick and tired of hearing people bother you about smoking, these facts can be rather helpful! commit them to memory and say them the next time someone decides to harass you! I'm not saying smoking is good for you... it's not. But it's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. As I said on my website: People don't want to ban smoking in public places because of second hand smoke, they do it because they don't want to smell it. Well in that case, let's ban cake, because I don't like looking at fat people
Good luck Jerico! You're a lot stronger-willed than I am if you've made it even this far, hehe.
- Matt
"Hell is an Irish Pub where it's St. Patrick's Day all of the time." ~ Christopher, *The Soprano's*
