Smoking is bad for health, Smoking causes Cancer

last SG · 2000-02-27T00:12:00+00:00

Just one question: WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT SMOKING ANYWAY? given all the health consequences, restrictions social stigma and cost, the choice to pick up smoki...

DaKaR SG

If you Can't quit smoking, Try smoking less.. every cig that u put into your mouth, u live 5 mins less.

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Scarlett SG

My ex once told me that to quit smoking one has to stop completely...that means once he made up his mind to quit he cannot light another cigerette again. If he use the smoke less gradually then he will never be able to quit.

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AceDream SG

One person cannot stop suddenly if he/she is a heavy smoker coz the body cannot take sudden change of habit without the elements that R contain in the cig. ^_^ Any suggestions? Comments?

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alex SG

whether to stop smoking all depend on u.... it's not true that if u smoke less, u will quit smoking eventually...
so, the best precaution is never to start a cig.

light SG

I agree with Alex that by reducing the sticks of cigarettes one smokes does not imply that one will stop smoking altogether. However to quit smoking, it may be more viable and easier to reduce gradually, to give time for the body to adjust. Even if eventually still never quit, at least the harm done to the body is less. The “cold turkey” treatment may be good and effective but then it is not easy to sustain for a smoker.

Asure SG

[This message has been edited by Asure (edited 06 November 2001).]

Seifer SG

Of coz every cig u put in ur mouth reduces ur life by 5 mins...coz that's the time u take to finish smoking it...heheheh :Þ

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VehRecoveryTech SG

Does every cigarette takes 5 mins to smoke finished...?

Can one really calculate how much time it takes away from ur life...
If so, y dont we sleep 1 hr lesser everyday..? Then we would have more time in our lives..

*Come on, nobody wanna smoke in the first place.

I M A SMOKER.

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erriegal SG

if not for the smokers...the world would have been overpopulated long ago..

and i kinda find those warnings on ciggie packs stupid..
i mean once you choose to smoke..like hell you gonna care if you gonna get cancer or watever..
they should actually try something like..

'smoking makes you poorer by 1000$ and more a yr'
arrr..hehehe

Sato SG

You can stop smoking at once...!!
really... i'm a very heavy smoker myself..
not addicted.. only a habit.. so.. its not the cig. which you are addicted to..
But.. not going to quit.. every knows that smoking is harmful to your health.. even the box itself say "somking cuases Heart disease"
but who did really care?
so wat if 1 cig. less 5min of life..

Kr|sAnDrO SG

Actually topic is about Smokking....
but i wanan ads sumthign since someone mentioned sleeping
my teacher once put out a pt to me.
a person needs 8 hrs of sleep...which means 8/24 which equals to One third.
SO it means dat a guy who spents 8 hrs everyday day sleeping with spend oNE THIRD of his LIFE SLEEPING!
frightening ain't it...

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Callan SG

Kris(gees, I hate you to use this nic):

I am lacking sleep here, so do I have a longer life than others? *LOL*

nYteMarE SG

What about the poor passive smokers who have to put up with the smoker smoke ley?

Sometimes you don't have a choice but get stuck with so much smoke. No good also.

But to quit you must have determination. Without it, no need to talk.

Rulakir SG

Heeh..... here's a method my friend tried actually. It worked in its own quirky way. Not very well, but it sorta worked.

Basically, he passed his entire bankbook and ATM card to his mother, and told her to "Do as she sees fit to get him to stop smoking." Instead of letting him have full control of his own finances. (The logic went simply as "If I have money, I can smoke, if I have no $$$, I can't smoke.) So simply, his mother followed what she did during his student days. Giving him a daily allowance of $10 or so for work, and relinquishing control on weekends.

$10 ?? How the heck is he going to survive ? But well.... what to do... he already passed his ATM card to his mother already, and he didn't want to appear "weak minded", so boh bian.

So basically, everyday, he comes home for dinner after work. (Since you normally have nothing left after eating breakfast and lunch.) And since he can't afford a pack of smoke unless he wants to go hungry for the rest of the day, he has to ask from colleagues and such.

Well.... the idea sorta worked, since eventually, his colleagues got irritated with him continuously asking for a free cigarette (they didn't know that he's on a tight rein....) and he was also paiseh to ask.

He didn't totally get off it, but he smokes lesser now. Smile (I think.....)

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iridium SG

well, i believe that one has to quit smoking totally overnight. even if he/she is a very heavy smoker, it would still be the best way i believe. I myself smoke 1-2 packets a day. Thinking of quitting soon...

sheesh, 5 min less for each stick????

*counts*

damn

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lexelle SG

Haiz,

Smoke also die, dun smoke also die.

Very Happy

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bochup SG

Well said Lex... Think about it... do you really want to live that long?

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Whens the end coming? Like asif I care.....

Barclays SG

Smoking MAY cause cancer.

It WILL cause respiratory problems but it is a different kettle of fish of health problems.

I get kinda fed up with people who are inaccurate. I put in down to sloppiness. sorri.

Still, I will have major conscience-wrangling if I have to work at BAT or Benson&Hedges.

cheers.

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MsSeuss SG

everyone dies in the end, its how you live and how long you live that makes the difference.

utopia SG

I think is possible to quit smokking, is just most smokers dont want to make it happen, as they think smokking is already part of their life, or maybe just cool.

First of all, i think smokers should think how did they got into smoking. To get attention? To get acceptance in a particular group? Just to be cool? so on..

Then they should think isit worth doing it, have they get what they wantted. Did the girl accept you? or did your friend actually think you are cool? Most ppl start fagging at a young age, say 12 - 16.. and they cant get rid of it when they past a certain age cause they think is not worth quiting it.

Some just think "hey im already 18, im legal to smoke" .Most smokers will only quit when 3 things past their life, money, girl/guy, health. Money, not enough money to buy.
guy/girl, your bf/gf/husband/wife demand you stop. Health, you got cancle, or other sickness related to ciggy, or someone close to you past away no thanks to ciggy.

Back to quiting smoking. Although most of my friend smokes.. about 85%, only 2 has succesfully quit smoking. Im 20 this year so there is a very high possibility most of my friend smoke. I dont smoke! those 2 that quit, ofcause there are no guaranty they wont start again. Just 2 that quit, is low %
but there is still chance.

Is just the first step they have to take.
Stop buying? Buy less? Get someone to control you? chew gum? so many.. which will work, i dont know. You just have to try if you want to quit. I dont think addiction cant be stop, i have a friend who smoke like 2 packs a day 40 sticks, but smoke less than 5 stick in 2 days while in Singapore. Was it
the tight law? or just not many smoking zone? i have no idea what got into his head during the trip, but i know if someone who smoke 40sticks a day can cut it down to less than 5 a day OVERNIGHT, that means there are chance to stop. Just when to make that first step.

I suggesst the Government make smokking law tigher, increase the price of ciggy, more tax. Why listen to them that their salary is not enough to buy ciggy, those non-smokers are the one that will suffer the most at the end. And this smokers are contributing to the greenhouse effect and global warming ultimately.

ndrew

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