Let the
factoids
speak:
Something interesting found in this research is the
statistic that 90% of lung cancer incidences are
preventable, and over 90% of them are caused by
excessive smoking. They also refer to cigarette
smoking as "the single most preventable cause of death
in the United States today".
Smoking is also associated with many other types of
cancer, including bladder, kidney, pancreatic, and
cervical cancers. Most tobacco brands contain over
60 known carcinogens. These include acetaldehyde,
arsenic, benzopyrene, cadmium, chromium,
ethylcarbamate, formaldehyde, hydrazine, lead,
nickel, and radioactive polonium. (wonder how
many of these are also found in trace amounts in
red meat..)
If there is one
reason to
stop smoking, it's to
avert becoming an
emphysematic old
granny or
grandpa, with a
tracheotomy, a
potable oxygen tank, and lung
pieces missing. I hear that the
chemotherapy's a
drag too.
HOWEVER
Every single one of these
studies is talking about a
lifetime of
heavy smoking (they like it that
way, it
inflates their
scary numbers). Like any other drug,
tobacco is
safe if taken in
moderation.
A lifetime of heavy
drinking will have you
dead by 50 with
liver cirrhosis. Why isn't there a
heap of
propaganda here in
Canada about that shit?
...
they're still making lots of money off the booze... so I guess we don't need Drinking can kill you and make you become an unemployed alcoholic warnings on booze labels.
And don't get me started on holding cell phones' microwaves next to your head for a prolonged periods...