SmokeAndMirrors
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I don't consider it worthwhile or necessary to tell people those things. Smokers know it's unhealthy. Fat people know it's unhealthy. Telling them so is redundant and antagonistic. There's no reason to bother, unless you want someone to dislike you.
I don't like knowing there are people with guns walking around. Guns have a much higher second-hand death rate than cigs. In fact, between the two, they have the only proven second-hand death rate.
You think there's no good reason to smoke? You're very wrong. Bare with me.
Highly intelligent and highly successful people are prone to two things. Mental illness, and smoking. Why? Because the latter helps the former more consistently than just about anything I'm aware of. It actually improves concentration, and is an anti-depressant.
There are smokeless, spitless alternatives I think more smokers should be aware of - they carry a fraction of the risk and almost as much efficacy (because there's no doubt that while it may help your brain, smoking kills your body). Nicotine is being investigated as a Parkinson's drug, and a psychiatric drug. MAOI's, the other main drug in tobacco, is already a prescribed anti-depressant. And the only type that's proven to actually work. Nicotine also helps with ADD/ADHD, reduces risk of Alzheimers, and all sorts of other things. The only risk of nicotine by itself is that it's a stimulant in the same league as coffee, and thus a mild vasoconstrictor. It's combining it with combustion that makes it deadly
Tobacco is actually a very medically useful substance.
I'm not debating smoke sucks. I'm not debating it will probably kill you eventually. But, I am offering an often-overlooked aspect to it. Simply for your consideration of debate.
I don't like knowing there are people with guns walking around. Guns have a much higher second-hand death rate than cigs. In fact, between the two, they have the only proven second-hand death rate.
You think there's no good reason to smoke? You're very wrong. Bare with me.
Highly intelligent and highly successful people are prone to two things. Mental illness, and smoking. Why? Because the latter helps the former more consistently than just about anything I'm aware of. It actually improves concentration, and is an anti-depressant.
There are smokeless, spitless alternatives I think more smokers should be aware of - they carry a fraction of the risk and almost as much efficacy (because there's no doubt that while it may help your brain, smoking kills your body). Nicotine is being investigated as a Parkinson's drug, and a psychiatric drug. MAOI's, the other main drug in tobacco, is already a prescribed anti-depressant. And the only type that's proven to actually work. Nicotine also helps with ADD/ADHD, reduces risk of Alzheimers, and all sorts of other things. The only risk of nicotine by itself is that it's a stimulant in the same league as coffee, and thus a mild vasoconstrictor. It's combining it with combustion that makes it deadly
Tobacco is actually a very medically useful substance.
I'm not debating smoke sucks. I'm not debating it will probably kill you eventually. But, I am offering an often-overlooked aspect to it. Simply for your consideration of debate.