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qazplm135

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23. I didn't talk about "addiction"
Mon May 3, 2021, 12:50 AM
May 2021

I talked about physically addictive, as in the physical characteristics. There are also psychological addictions of which alcohol is near the top. But we aren't talking about that, we are talking purely about the physical effects of nicotine (not to mention the various OTHER toxic components of tobacco).

But you tell me how you think any study will find a safe level of:

Benzene
Formaldehyde
Vinyl Chloride
Arsenic
Cadmium
Ammonia
Nicotine
Hydrogen cyanide

No, nicotine isn't one of the SIXTY known carcinogens in cigarettes.

"Pipe and cigar smokers often wave off worries that smoking is bad for their health. They claim their habit is harmless and perpetuate the common misperception that pipes and cigars are somehow safer than cigarettes. In reality, these tobacco products carry the same health risks as cigarettes."
https://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/effects-of-smoking-pipes-and-cigars

The problem of 'cigarettes not properly tasting like scalded goats ass' Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #1
I smoked once in my life and hated it IronLionZion May 2021 #2
there IS that. snort. stopdiggin May 2021 #3
Some people like to smoke and are going to be doc03 May 2021 #4
Sure it is qazplm135 May 2021 #5
Restaraunts give people to big a serving of food. A doc03 May 2021 #6
There's no such thing qazplm135 May 2021 #12
How did banning alcohol work out? I bet that many of the same people that doc03 May 2021 #18
Literally no one here qazplm135 May 2021 #21
Slippery slope Major Nikon May 2021 #9
Slippery slope arguments qazplm135 May 2021 #13
I mean, sure, if They want to 'limit the particular type' that almost all African Americans prefer Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #11
The type qazplm135 May 2021 #14
I'm all about science Shermann May 2021 #7
Tobacco is the only legally-available product that will harm you if used as intended. cab67 May 2021 #8
Not as true as you might think Major Nikon May 2021 #10
You'd be hard pressed qazplm135 May 2021 #15
The studies that determine risk for less of either are non-existent Major Nikon May 2021 #17
One, your use is hardly the norm qazplm135 May 2021 #20
One, I never claimed it was Major Nikon May 2021 #22
I didn't talk about "addiction" qazplm135 May 2021 #23
Sorry, but that makes no sense Major Nikon May 2021 #24
Literally nothing you just typed is accurate qazplm135 May 2021 #25
Sounds Patronizing and Racist gipper66 May 2021 #16
How did prohibition work out? Just because I don't smoke cigarettes doesn't doc03 May 2021 #19
Yes, it's a stupid idea. zanana1 May 2021 #26
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