Smoking and its benefits
I am inspired to write this blog because a friend of mine told me that there are indeed known benefits for being a smoker.He said and I quote: It calms him down and that is a very good benefit.
I respect that.
Note: I lost 3 good friends from this habit and it was very sad, they were all under the age of 55.
Question: Are all smokers enjoy this benefit? Are there other benefits that you know of?
Are there hardcore smokers that you know of who would want to quit but can't?
Thanks all for reading and or comments if any.
Comments (82)
Thank God he instructed our children never to smoke and none of them do. He didn't smoke inside the house or in our cars.
where tar is not good Nicotine is proving beneficial for some health conditions ....
for example, Ulcer active colitis and Alzheimer, could be more but they are two I know of.
Try to slow down though, can you at least do that?
I did notice something with me, when I retired I started smoking more. I guess got to much time on my hands now.
knew it was one of the other
What Biff left out, is that smokers have a MUCH higher rate of heart attacks.
Indeed, even non-smokers in towns that have no smoking laws have a reduced rate
of heart attacks. This is presumably because of the lower incidence of second hand smoke.
When those laws have been repealed the heart attack rate for smokers and non-smokers goes back up
in those jurisdictions. It appears that smoking causes more clogging of the arteries.
Yes Biff.... True! I identified what it is in tobacco smoke that kills common cold viruses and got our Communicable Diseases Centre to test it. It killed 50% of the cold viruses in a two hour incubation. Not effective on Flu viruses though. This harmless property in tobacco smoke is also naturally made by our bodies as part of our immune response.
So no! Smoking has no benefit at all.
The minuses far outweigh the pluses!
I quit smoking 44 yrs ago because of my children. I didn't want them to ever smoke! None of them do and neither do my grandchildren!
If anyone here wants to quit smoking, contact me and I will tell you what program I used to quit!
Now I notice since California has legalized Marijuana, I know some people that used to smoke only cigarettes now prefer to smoke weed. Is it better? I am not sure. I do know you can drive while smoking cigarette but it is against the law to be under the influence of this drug while operating a machine or driving.
I will never stop you from enjoying those benefit {s} and believe me, you are one I most respect and admire as a blogger and a poster.
I don't mean to say that I have to have the right to stop you, I meant as a friend, I would never change you in any way shape or form. Carry on and be as you are. My respects.
My ex of 28 years (married for 28 years, together fr 30 years) quit for ten years and then went back and can never quit again, even after trying so hard so many times.
If however, on situation like my friends who regretted every minute of their lives once they were having a had time breathing at such a young age, I do urge for them to seek help and change if that is at all possible. I know some who has done it and enjoy every minute of their life for no longer have the need to smoke. There is one good friend of mine who gained so much weight but she is not regretting having quit the habit. She is considering having a lipo section or something like that to reduce her weight.