I just put hookah tobacco in a cigarette and i want to know is it safe? will it taste like cherry’s?
eh, why would you want to? sounds gross. Its most likely not safe, since ya know, theres that whole lung cancer, blood clot, bad circulation thing, but whatever floats your boat..
Nov 042009
Nov 042009
Thanks for all positive comments.
Tobacco is a very dangerous drug. It is legal and widely used.
Thousands of people die every year as a result of smoking cigarettes, cigars and pipes. The combined effects of nicotine, (the main drug in tobacco) and other gases which enter the lungs when smoked, greatly increases the chance of disease and ill-health. Tobacco is a stimulant drug giving smokers a ‘lift’.
Smoking has been directly linked to lung cancer, heart disease and other major illnesses, as well being dangerous during pregnancy for the mother and unborn child.
It is also recognised that secondary smoking or passive smoking can put the health of others at risk. This is one of the reasons why smoking has been so widely banned in public places.
One of every ten deaths around the world is caused by a smoking-related disease. There are over 4,000 chemicals in a single cigarette, some of which are highly poisonous. Examples include naphthalene, which is used in moth repellent; acetone, the main component of nail polish remover; butane, a constituent of lighter fluid; and formaldehyde, used in embalming.
Nov 032009
I’ve never been a regular smoker in my life but I enjoy smoking a couple of cigarettes when I go out for a drink. I may also smoke a cigarette if I’m really depressed or stressed. I often go for weeks of months without smoking and in general I don’t find smoking more than a couple of cigarettes enjoyable. I have been smoking like that for about 4 years. How much does that habbit actually harm my health?
Everyone if different. George Burns was a very heavy smoker (actor who died at age 100) Others die young of lung cancer —some who have never smoked (due to their own smoking or second hand smoke.)
Smoking is also a dirty habit. It makes you smell as well as your clothes. Let’s not forget the cost- wow. It also annoys most around you. It will also be the cause of more expensive health ins. It makes you less efficient at work and that and the effects on your health can cause you not to get hired. Quite a few employers feel this way as health ins. is already outrageously expensive.
If you’re a guy try sucking on a pipe. Guys and gals go for gum. Amazingly chewing gum has a few health benefits. Even if it has sugar in it it still helps to clean your teeth.
You can get mega hooked on them any time. For guys it damages your sperm, for gals it causes birth defects especially slow and inadequate growth. It damages other parts of your innards too. The damage is NOT easily corrected if at all.
Nov 022009
I’m wondering if anybody knows of data to show the contribution of cigarette smoking to CO2 emissions. There is the burning of tobacco that contributes directly, plus all indirect consequences from CO2 emissions from growing, processing, and transporting tobacco. products.
Although, pollution caused from cigarette smoking is nil. There is a radioactive interaction when it is inhaled into the lungs producing a radioactive gas. The name of it slips my mind, It sounds like plutonium but it is not plutonium. That is actually what causes the cancer. It causes more cases of lung cancer than radon. If smoking in a building, that gas and nicotine can last for hours contained in a poor ventilated area. I had to do some research with this because of learning radiation safety and reading chest x-rays.
As far as the CO2 goes, we exhale that anyway. But there are other gases that the cigarrette produces that is harmeful. This pollution is not as bad as a trip to the store in a gas guzzeling car.
Oct 272009
“Light” cigarettes can deliver the same levels of tar and nicotine to smokers as regular cigarettes. How have cigarette companies advertised this fact?
choices:
1. By putting it in really tiny type at the bottom of cigarette packs.
2. By not saying anything.
3. By advertising them as less harmful anyway!
4. By apologizing.
can anyone help?
Cigarette companies sell a product that is the number one cause of death in America and get away with it, people who smoke light and ultra light cigarettes often will get lung cancer starting deeper in the lungs due to the habit of inhaling more to get the smoke out of the cigarette. Even with packs going for 6 bucks here in Florida people are still paying hard earned dollars to slowly kill themselves. The light and ultra light cigarettes are just as dangerous as regular cigs, when the Government bans the use of those labels they will just switch to a new labeling tactic.
Oct 262009
Is smoking newport cigarettes once every month for a 15 year old ok? So basically I’m going to smoke on cigarette just once every month. Is that still bad? I’m sure it’s way better than smoking every single day .. or even once a week.
Is smoking EVER good?.. .PLEASE. Wait until your at least 18.
Smoking is dumb and turns your lungs black… Ive had my grandpa die of lung cancer because of cigarettes and my great uncle die of throat cancer because of cigarettes…
Yeah you might think youll just smoke ONCE a month. But it’ll turn into somehting more and before you know it you’ll be smoking everyday.
its NOT WORTH IT.
Oct 252009
If you are thinking of quitting smoking cigarettes then you must know how bad they are for you and those around you and I applaud your decision. You have also probably heard many nightmare tales of how hard it is to quit which may be scary and demotivating. To help you kick your addiction to cigarettes and the addictive component nicotine here are 10 tips and ways to quit smoking cigarettes that can show you it can be done and it is not as hard as people can make it out to be if you have a plan!
1. Write a list of reason you LIKE smoking
It may seem counter to your needs to quit smoking but ignoring why you like smoking and why you continue to smoke is important so that psychologically you can overcome these things or leave them behind or replace them with something. Ignoring them simply means when cravings hit those reasons subconsciously attack your reasoning and resolve.
2. Make a list of reasons it will be hard to quit
Wow, I sound so negative so far which I am sorry for but bear with me! Honesty is massive part of overcoming an addiction to nicotine and cigarettes because many people try to quit without being honest with themselves first and those people usually fail on that attempt. So write down a list of reasons you think might make it hard to quit or the reasons you know from experience have made it harder.
3. Write a list of reasons you want to quit
Ok now we are getting more positive! Again HONESTY is the big word here for the same reason stated before. You need as many solid positive reasons for quitting cigarettes so that these ways to quit smoking cigarettes work! HINT: List them in a positive way so instead of writing “Scared of lung cancer” write “I want to be healthy and live a long life!” … negative reasons are not as strong as positive ones.
4. Write down a list of ways to tackle cravings
When the cravings hit all reasoning and resolve can suddenly go out the window as you may already have experienced and is not something to be ashamed of. You just need a way to overcome these things, having something to distract you from the cravings is a very important things to do whether it is to get your joggers on and hit the pavement or if you are at work to maybe chew some gum, get a coffee or clean up your office space.
5. Compare lists
Now you have a few sheets of paper (or for some people nearly a book!) you can compare your negative and positive reasons. This is important because often if you have more reasons you like smoking compared to reasons you want to quit smoking cigarettes then you may not be ready to quit and might need to find some more reasons and support to quit. Also if your list of things to do to overcome cravings do not have an answer to all your reasons why quitting might be hard then you may need to revisit the former list and add to it. Once you have done this not only have you been introspective enough to see things clearly and plan ahead you have created the base work for a contract with yourself to quit which is a cornerstone of quitting cigarettes for good.
6. Set a quit date
Having firm goals is important when dealing with addictions and when looking for ways to quit smoking cigarettes this is a vital step. Having a set date you set for yourself and can plan for means you will not make snap decision when you are not ready and you will also force yourself to commit to a date than a vague “I will quit next week” then that week never seems to come …
7. Throw out all smoking paraphernalia
Get rid of them when that quit date hits! Get rid of your smokes, if you hold on to any cigarettes it is a temptation and a subconscious easy way out .. if you are serious break the fags and toss them out, if you can’t do that you are not ready to quit. Also get rid of lighters and anything else that has to do with smoking in your space.
8. Busy your hands and mouth
One part of the addiction to cigarettes that people ignore in favor of concentrating on the dependency effects of nicotine is the habit that has formed over many years of the actual ACTION of smoking. IF you carry some toothpicks you can suck on or some nuts you can crack open and eat you will busy your hands looking for a familiar action, no need for anything terribly elaborate just keep them busy or they may stray to a cigarette.
9. State your intention to quit smoking cigarettes
Tell your friends, tell your family and tell your co-workers that you plan to quit smoking cigarettes for a two reasons. One, you need a support network to help you so it is good to get as many well wishers and helpers as you can. Two if you are not announcing it does not become REAL to you and is less substantial because it is like you are a keeping a secret often as many do not want the stigma of people knowing they failed if it comes to that which is just another excuse!
10. Stay Positive, Quit positive
Research has shown that those that quit when in a good and positive mood stand a much greater chance of achieving their goal. IF you plan to quit and map out your ways to quit smoking cigarettes while under stress of when depressed it does not bode well as a negative reason as has been mentioned is no where near as strong as positive ones!
This list may only scratch the surface of all the challenges and ways to quit that you may need to kick your habit for you particular situation. If you want to be armed with all the tools & information that can give you every chance to be smoke free forever click below to find out more.
http://www.kick-addiction.com/nicotine-addiction/treatment/
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Oct 252009
(HealthDay News) — A new report card gives the U.S. government consistently failing grades for not protecting Americans from illnesses caused by tobacco.
According to the American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control 2008, the federal government as well as most states failed to enact critical policy measures, such as higher taxes on cigarettes and to adequately regulate tobacco products.
“Effective tobacco control saves both lives and money,” Charles D. Connor, president and chief executive officer of the lung association, said during a Monday afternoon teleconference. “Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in America.”
Tobacco-related diseases such as lung cancer and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) kill more than 392,000 Americans each year, and another 50,000 die from exposure to secondhand smoke, Connor said.
“All the while, tobacco companies continue to find new ways to keep smokers hooked,” he said. “Each day, the tobacco industry lures 1,100 kids into becoming regular daily smokers. Also each day, 1,000 people die from tobacco-related diseases. It’s easy to see from this arithmetic that the tobacco industry is motivated to attract new young replacement smokers.”
This year’s report card for the federal government was “abysmal,” Paul Billings, the association’s vice president for national policy and advocacy, said during the teleconference.
Specifically, the federal government got:
- An “F” for FDA regulation of tobacco products — the bill authorizing FDA regulation of tobacco products passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House of Representatives but was not considered by the U.S. Senate before it adjourned for 2008.
- An “F” for a cigarette tax — the federal government’s cigarette tax is 39 cents per pack, well below the “F” standard of anything just less than 60 cents a pack.
- A “D” for failing to ratify the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a treaty designed to limit smoking’s health risks worldwide. The Bush Administration again “neglected to submit the treaty to the Senate for ratification,” the report card said.
The report card also faulted the federal government for not doing more to increase access to smoking-cessation programs, Billings said. “While the Medicare drug program covers smoking-cessation drugs, the federal government does not require state Medicaid programs to cover cessation treatments and services for Medicaid recipients,” he said. This, despite the fact that people receiving Medicaid smoke at almost a 60 percent higher rate than the national average, he added.
On the state level, no state earned a straight A. “Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island received the best grades,” Billings said.
But even these states fell short in at least one grading categories, including smoke-free air laws, amount of state cigarette tax, funding for tobacco-cessation programs, and covering tobacco-cessation treatments for Medicaid recipients and state employees, Billings said.
The states with the worst grades — all Fs — were Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, according to the report.
Twenty-three states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have enacted comprehensive smoke-free air laws that protect almost all workers from exposure to secondhand smoke, Billings said. Fourteen states got an “F” in this category, he said.
In 2008, only Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and the District of Columbia raised cigarette taxes. The average state tax is $1.19 per pack, Billings said. New York state has the highest tax at $2.75 a pack; South Carolina has the lowest at 7 cents a pack.
Billings said that only Alaska and Delaware funded tobacco-cessation programs to the level recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Tragically, 42 states received “Fs” in this category,” he said.
The CDC estimates that smoking costs the U.S. economy more than $193 billion each year, including $96 billion in health-care costs and $97 billion in lost productivity, Connor said.
The way to stem this loss of lives and money is through strong tobacco control laws, Connor said. But not enough is being done, he said, adding that he hopes the new Obama administration will be more active in supporting tobacco control.
“Firstly, the Congress must give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products,” Connor said. “State governments must step up and fully fund tobacco-cessation programs, increase cigarette taxes, and pass comprehensive smoke-free air laws.”
Reaction to the report was strong.
Dr. James Rohack, president-elect of the American Medical Association, said in a prepared statement, “This new report confirms that weak government tobacco policies fail to support smokers’ efforts to quit, and fail to discourage teens from smoking.”
He added, “The AMA encourages federal and state lawmakers to pass legislation that invests in tobacco prevention programs and will help Americans quit using tobacco and protect them from exposure to second-hand smoke.”
Vince Willmore, vice president for communications at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said: “This report underscores that we know how to win the fight against tobacco use in the United States, but need strong political leadership to implement proven solutions at all levels of government.”
“This report lays out a roadmap for the federal and state governments to follow, beginning with Congressional enactment of FDA regulation of tobacco products,” he added.
David Sutton, a spokesman for Altria Group Inc., the parent company of the tobacco giant Philip Morris, said: “We sell our products only to adult consumers. We are looking for folks who choose to smoke who are of legal age to do so. We are going to compete for their business, but we are not looking to recruit new smokers and we certainly don’t want anyone under age using tobacco products of any kind.”
Sutton said Philip Morris is “opposed to excise taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products because they unfairly burden adult tobacco consumers.” The company supports the efforts of smokers who want to quit and endorses having the FDA regulate tobacco products, he said.
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