Smoking is SiCk!

by **DuDe_iN_tOwN** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 10:17 am

hehehe! that\'s rite ..I think we should follow leads of countries like Singapore where smoking in the public is banned ( and implemented ). I understand that smoking is a matter of personal choice ..but ..because a person\'s smoking affects not only him, but the people around him as well(passive smoking is more harmful, apparently). People who smoke should be considerate enough to smoke privately. I thought smoking was more prevalent in India then elsewhere, but BOY! was I wrong. I landed in Australia and 60% of the people who smoke in my university are girls! man! I just dont understand what\'s the big deal in smoking? i mean ..there\'s a paper rolled with some garbage and your puff your way to death whilst spoiling the environment and god knows what else! I only wish that all the smoke-lovers be put in a smoking room and then smoke smoke smoke till they\'ve had enough or till when they\'re lungs wear out or they\'re brain dead, whichever comes first. I have no problems with alcohol ..cuz ..even tho it stinks ..it really is not that pungent and smelling it is not harmful (as far as i kno)
 
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to all the smokers ..YOU SUCK! 
..the cigarette butt atleast

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by **vivek** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 11:37 am

So you said it your self, there are so many who smoke and you saw. Its a multi bilion dollar industry, theres something gotta be good then!. Why on earth people would aid an industry that they don\'t like!. Not smoking is as normal as smoking. Its just that some prefer to smoke while other not. Whats so sick about it?

by **neeraja** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 12:49 pm

Hey dude, \"Smokers never grow old.\" Guess why? \"Cause they die young\"... So beware...

by **vivek** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 2:01 pm

Look its not that defensive towards smokers, but people make a big issue out of it. Smoking is bad, but so is back stabbing, telling lies, not helping your pal, swearing, watching porn, cheating and all that. You would now have a dozen reaons to justify all those, apply the same reason to smoking and it would make sense. Stop smoking..good. Still wanna smoke..keep it low, say less than 5 a day is ok type. Quit by 30 yrs.

by **DuDe_iN_tOwN** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 4:53 am

okay dude ..one of my main points was that smoking was one of the \"bad\" things which also affect the people around you and the environment ..for example ..you quoted watcihng porn as one of the bad things..if the next person wants to not see it, he/she could just shut his eyes...lets take this with smoking ..the other has to ahem ..stop breathing!? ..i\'m not saying i\'m against smoking ..cuz ..well ..yes ..it involves a lot of $$ and the governments need it ...what i\'m saying is ..they should be considerate of other people\'s feelings and smoke either in confined areas, or in areas it wouldnt affect non smokers ..and i thinkn smoking is SiCk ..cuz ..the smoke is INTOXICATING! 
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by **Anil** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 9:41 am

Vivek, just a fortnight ago, new startling discoveries have been made (March 24 issue of The Scientist). The damage caused to the blood vessels is same whether you smoke 1 pack a day or 1 pack a week. So, no more excuses - oh! I just smoke occassionally! Nope! Bottom-line: When it comes to smoking all the odds are loaded quite heavily against you. The \"other habits\" you have listed are more issues of ones morals, they don\'t affect your health as directly as smoking. Lets not be so naive to justify a nasty habit. And additionally Vivek, none of these burn your lungs or clog your vessels as smoking does. For instance, you can backstab some one or watch porn but you still can live longer. It is not so with smoking! I don\'t know whether you smoke or not! But a sincere advise if you do so: THERE IS NOTHING COOL ABOUT SMOKING! JUST QUIT IT BEFORE LIFE QUITS YOU! ITS NEVER LATE! Its just a habit, one can easily outgrow it, if determined enough.

by **vivek** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 11:20 am

So I have one guy who asks me to quit (assuming I smoke). Smoking in public is bad, and I urge all those who puff to do it in private and not bother non-smokers. Strictly speaking, one should stop smoking as we all do anyway with this traffic we have. Now we can\'t be going the way science journals put facts. Our body has a certain capacity to withstand adulteration. Yes I used to smoke, not anymore. Whenever I visit a pub with my pals, I have a smoke then. It feels good after a long gap to smoke a few. All you smokers, it\'s not hard to quit. If you start quitting by reducing numbers say 5 to 4 to 3 per day and so on, it will stop at one a day and you will never quit. The only and best way to quit is to just stop it at one go. The first 48 hrs is a nightmare. But this is the price you gotta pay for all the fun you had. Once you avoid to smoke in the first 48hrs, you are almost there. Then you kinda start to loose urge the to buy, then you forget the taste, then you actually quit! It worked for me and I never was a guy who smoked 20 a day, I was just with 3 a day, that too on sharing basis. It feels good to quit - kinda like you won over something. But frankly, you sometimes have this deseperate urge to smoke one after a 10 day gap. I say do it then, just one, then I am sure you won\'t go for another one, until you have THAT urge. Please don\'t buy quitting gums, patches or that crap from Amazon forests. NOTHING WORKS. Chew something instead. Drink a lot of water to dilute the toxins and make them come out. If you don\'t mind, have a bottle of beer in weekends, does a lot of good. DON\'T MAINTAIN PACKS AND A LIGHTER IN YOUR POCKET. I never did, but I know guys who smoke 15+ because they carry packs.

by **Amit alias AKG** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 12:10 pm

Good Suggestions!!

I am in the process of Quitting it. There is a website called http://www.whyquit.com 100\'s of people have quit smoking seeing that.
Njoy

by **vivek** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 1:10 pm

Amazing website man! But again they have lots of pages on cold turkey type quitting. It\'s the hardest but the most effective way of quitting. JUST STOP IT AT ONCE - your mind goes woooosh, but then after two days it feels great. Don\'t expect friends to support you to quit - that happens in an ideal world. Your pal wants to give you company while you smoke and you wanna give your friend company while he smokes, so both smoke. I think every man should smoke for six months in his lifetime, then quit. He would be a better person, even better that what he was!

by **vivek** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 1:12 pm

Drink lots of fruit juice, espy grape, that does magic to your body.

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