Godstud wrote:Most people think it won't happen to them or become used to the idea that it probably already has, so they convince themselves not to stop.
Some just smoke the occasional Cigar or pipe tobacco. And if Smoked properly the risk of Lung Cancer is very low, higher than without it, but still very very low.
Cigarettes are the real issue, because that smoke goes into the lungs.
It's TRUE though that it matters how the cigarettes are smoked. If the smoker is using the cig like they would a cigar, and only drawing the smoke to their mouth, They most likely WON'T get lung cancer... Hence you end up with those "he smoked all day but he never got Cancer" stories. Those stories have some truth, because most likely the person was a "shallow" smoker.
The issues with Cigars or Pipes is that they expose people around you to a higher potential of passive smoking, and also cause mouth rot(and throat cancer if smoked all the time). They ARE less addictive due to the manner in which the Nicotine is absorbed. More Nico in far less time. They give you a bigger hit of Nicotene all at once and ironically that can stop the cravings for "another one".
Personally I think Ciggies should be regulated better, but Cigars, rollies and pipes should be left alone. Water Vapor electric ciggies are illegal in our country, due to the "fire risk", which should be overturned.