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Posted 9/10/2011 11:08 PM (GMT 0)

bosnianboy12 said...
These drugs we take are just as bad as smoking cigarettes.

 

False.

Posted 9/10/2011 11:12 PM (GMT 0)

bosnianboy12 said...

I really think the addiction is linked to personality. It's just my opinion.

 

Nicotine addiction has NOTHING to do with personality. Are you serious? That statement is highly offensive and completely insensitive to anyone who has been addicted to nicotine, not to mention it is completely inaccurate. Please educate yourself before making such completely untrue statements. www.whyquit.com is a good resource to learn about nicotine addiction. You could also go to the American Lung Association's website.

Posted 9/10/2011 11:15 PM (GMT 0)

nattybumppo said...
Cigarettes are far more dangerous than smoking a pipe (or cigars which I don't use).

 

Lots of nonsense in this thread.

Cigars, Pipes No Safer Than Cigarettes

Smoking Cigars and Pipes Harm Lung Function and Lead to COPD, Study Finds

http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20100216/cigars-and-pipes-no-safer-than-cigarettes

Posted 9/11/2011 12:22 AM (GMT 0)

BeachGirl808 said...
I'm a little confused though. I know the risks of smoking and other tobacco related activities. But what about nicotine - gum or patches. These are not the same as smoking, right?

I think some posters are assuming that patches and gum have the same dangers as smoking a cigarette.

Yes. Some people are talking about smoking cigarettes, some smoking cigars, some nicotine gum or patches. All contain nicotine, which is very harmful to the body. Studies have shown nicotine to cause heart disease and cancer. Don't be fooled into thinking that just because you are not smoking cigarettes, you're safe. If you are at the point that you have to have nicotine to not have a "misserable" life, then it's time for surgery.
Posted 9/11/2011 12:42 AM (GMT 0)
Subdued is right.

"Not many people realize that nicotine is also sold commercially in the form of a pesticide! And every year, many children go to the emergency room after eating cigarettes or cigarette butts. Sixty milligrams of nicotine (about the amount in three or four cigarettes if all of the nicotine were absorbed) will kill an adult, but consuming only one cigarette's worth of nicotine is enough to make a toddler severely ill."
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nicotine7.htm
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