Cigarette

smoking is one of the top reasons why so many people age 18 and up are dying. 2100 people die a day because of this. Should we as the young community inform more about the whole fiasco, or should it be banned after all?

I think non-smokers should butt out.

Smokers already can’t smoke in so many places it isn’t funny – even when we were already separated before – it just seems like non-smokers have to whine and cry about EVERYTHING – go smoke a cig and chill out – besides – banning cigarettes would make alot of smokers homicidal and the first people we will be killing off is the whiny ass non-smokers who wouldn’t go the hell away and just mind their own f*cking business

Do you have unprotected sex and then use a public restroom – ever? then you are putting my life at risk and we should make that illegal also

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I have heard that clinically, the connection between cigarette smoking and cancer was not proven until about 1981. Is this true?

Of course, most researchers believed the link was there long, long ago. But when were they able to prove it?

I am asking this question because I was thinking about the issue of cell phones causing cancer. Many people think they do cause cancer now, even though proving this could take a while.

Cell phones are different than smoking. Smoking left obvious signs of use behind – black tar in your lungs, for one. Cell phones don’t do this because they have no physical effect on you. The communication waves are not harmful. The radiation they emit doesn’t affect people. It just goes right trough. So while researchers had good reason to think smoking was bad for you, there doesn’t appear to be any good reason to think cell phones are.

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In allot of films I have seen (esp ones from the 1930s, 1940′s, 1950′s and 1960′s) nearly all the characters are shown smoking cigarettes and all the famous actors were shown smoking in magazines.

Why?

Many many people smoked during those times (not just the rich and upper class). It was a popular thing to do (it was considered "cool" ). One of the main reasons people did it was because people didn’t know how bad it actually was to smoke, chew, etc. At that time, they didn’t know all of the negative effects smoking had on the smoker and the people around the smoker. Just like it used to be fashionable to be a little overweight.

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Not many people deal with the question between light and frequent cigarette smoking in the smoking debate, rather just say that smoking is bad. I’m just wondering if anyone has any actual evidence showing if or if not there are significant differences in results of light smoking versus frequent smoking. Thanks

The damage caused by smoking is cumulative. So even if you smoke only a few cigarettes a day or just a pack on Friday night when you go play pool, repeatedly doing so puts you right up there in the danger area.

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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/

Michael Porteous
http://www.articlesbase.com/quit-smoking-articles/10-ways-to-quit-smoking-cigarettes-be-smoke-free-forever-752177.html

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