Thread: smoking

I think that is mostly dominated by either smokers, drinkers, and drugies or non of the previous. People thought at my high school that if you didn't smoke, drink or take drugs then you were cool but a nerd. But I was ok with that, it just seemed to me that i would just livr longer then them and be more healthy. The problem with being a school like this is because a lot a teenagers want to be cool and give into peer presure too easily. I think in a way that punishing a child for causing a lot of damage to their body, especiall those who parents are doctors, are right because they don't want to do what all parents fear to do, which is bury their kids. No-one wants that! If those are affraid to smoke then it's ok but because you don't have to be cool smoke but to be friendly and get to know a lot of people. But Peer presure is just getting to crazy and many people do give in. Those who don't can seem strong because they can say no to things and don't worry about what every one else thinks.

Sorry if this not what you wanted to speak about! but anyway........

Actually, if you smoke there's about a 1/3 chance that you will die as a result of smoking. Not necessarily that you'll die considerably younger, but you could die at age 78 of lung cancer instead of age 85 because of natural causes.

However, look at it from another perspective:
If you don't smoke, what do you get?
- Considerably lower chance of Lung Cancer (you can still get it just from the air pollution but not nearly as high a rate as if you were smoking)
- No gum disease
- No tooth decay
- No brown stain on teeth
- No bad breath

What do you get if you do smoke?
- Look cool (?) [I really don't think so]
- Increase chance of lung cancer by about 1/3
- Bad breath
- Costly dental work to repair gum and dental damage
- Asthma
- Emphazema
- Polluting your childrens' lungs
- Polluting the lungs of the people around you
- Forced to stay outside to "satisfy" your "need"

In the end, which seems like the better option?

Originally Posted by jkun17

Actually, if you smoke there's about a 1/3 chance that you will die as a result of smoking. Not necessarily that you'll die considerably younger, but you could die at age 78 of lung cancer instead of age 85 because of natural causes.

However, look at it from another perspective:
If you don't smoke, what do you get?
- Considerably lower chance of Lung Cancer (you can still get it just from the air pollution but not nearly as high a rate as if you were smoking)
- No gum disease
- No tooth decay
- No brown stain on teeth
- No bad breath

What do you get if you do smoke?
- Look cool (?) [I really don't think so]
- Increase chance of lung cancer by about 1/3
- Bad breath
- Costly dental work to repair gum and dental damage
- Asthma
- Emphazema
- Polluting your childrens' lungs
- Polluting the lungs of the people around you
- Forced to stay outside to "satisfy" your "need"

In the end, which seems like the better option?

I have never seen the movie. But agree with this. She lost everythign it seemed. But had the chance to get it back. Everyone does not have that chance.

A few things--

First bad breathe doesn't just come from smokers. Some people have horrid breath anyhow.

Next, just smoking tobacco usually doesn't mess a persons life up too much. I had friends who were smokers in Jr. High and also the 'crowd' they were with often weren't the brightest and great achievers, a lot of them went on to College etc.

Usually if you smoke out of peer pressure you're going to end up drinking and most likely trying pot.

I never smoked anything but pot for close to a year. Pretty much everday about 1/2 gram a day.It really can turn your head into some foolish places, makes you pretty forgetfull and lazy but it was safer than drinking in my opinion.

I wasn't additicted to it either--last new years I vowed to completely cut it out of my life, and I did. I smokes a twice over the year with some old friends and it wasn't much..

I haven't seen the movie either but if people are going to always smoke for the nicotine 'high'. Social gatherings won't survive without being buzzed and our culture thrieves on idiots.

[J]

Smoking really kills lowers your health. Immune system, and if you're athletic like me--you notice the differece.

I've never seen the movie, but I fully agree.

I've never heard of any smoking, drug or alcohol stories with happy endings. I can understand that people might want to escape at times, but there are better ways of doing so.
Peer pressure probably is the main reason people start smoking and taking drugs. I don't think anyone really wants to do them, and only end up doing so because they feel they have to... which is the real tragedy.

jao. You smoke pot... how did you get started?

Well I will add this. Dont judge a person because they smoke. I hate smoking, I dont do it and I never will (currently 22 years old) but one of my best friends and my girlfriend are smokers. I dont approve of it, but smoking doesnt make people bad. I think if you are old enough to buy your own cigarettes its ok, go ahead if you want to smoke. But kids of only 12 and 13 years old, thats a little young. I tried my first cigarette around that age which also happens to have been my last one.

I think honestly its just a social mechanism for most people. Like take my girlfriend for example. She doesnt need to smoke and doesnt even consider herself a smoker. Which tears me up because if you smoke you are a smoker, I'm sorry. Anyways thats left for arguments between us. Back on topic, the only times she really smokes is when she is around smokers or maybe when we're driving somewhere. Social smokers. Its sad, but its like a whole other universe non-smokers arent allowed into. You'll especially find this out in college. And actually smokers are very considerate people most of the time, I know people always ask me if its ok and make sure I'm comfortabel with it, which is all I can really ask for.

The only thing that truely bugs me is at work. Smokers get smoke breaks, non-smokers dont get this "smoke break." You mean to tell me because I dont smoke I should have to work without any sort of break. Not trying to be a little bitch, but doesnt sound fair to me.

First of all, smoking is suicide cuase your technically killing yourself. Second, a pack costs like $6, so your paying for somthing that does nothing but harm you. I can't understand why people smoke but i agree with Delerium about not judging people who smoke.