smoking bad as they say?

[Shas_O_Jay]

well i was just wondering... i've always heard how smoking destroys your lungs, introduces toxic chemicals, gets you addicted, etc., but my friend chain smokes and he says that it's not as bad as advertising says.. well my question is if so many people in japan smoke (like 50% or something while i lived there) then why do they have the highest life expectancy in the world?

[Comet2002]

YES IT IS BAD FOR YOU AND OTHERS AROUND YOU!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry I just hate when smokers put all their nasty smoke around me... :x

[jackalope14]

YES IT IS BAD FOR YOU AND OTHERS AROUND YOU!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry I just hate when smokers put all their nasty smoke around me... :x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree, I hate breathing all the smoke from smokers. Its just nasty

[Ryan]

You're friend is a moron (no offense). Yes, it is as bad as they say.

[Guest GhostRanger]

Did your friend have any evidence to support his claim? There's tons of factual evidence about the dangers of smoking out there if you look. Just because he says it doesn't make it true. Watch this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pigs can fly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is that statement true just because I said it? Or just because I want it to be true?

[Mercifull]

well my question is if so many people in japan smoke (like 50% or something while i lived there) then why do they have the highest life expectancy in the world?

The smoking is irrelevant, they have the best healthcare in the world. Thats why the life expectancy is the best.

[BlueLancer]

 

well my question is if so many people in japan smoke (like 50% or something while i lived there) then why do they have the highest life expectancy in the world?

The smoking is irrelevant, they have the best healthcare in the world. Thats why the life expectancy is the best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I dare to challenge you, USA and Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland) have the best healthcare in the world, the latter even have it free. Not that I'm questioning Japan though, it can't be just a coincidence that their life expectancy is so high.

[vladmoney]

 

 

well my question is if so many people in japan smoke (like 50% or something while i lived there) then why do they have the highest life expectancy in the world?

The smoking is irrelevant, they have the best healthcare in the world. Thats why the life expectancy is the best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I dare to challenge you, USA and Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland) have the best healthcare in the world, the latter even have it free. Not that I'm questioning Japan though, it can't be just a coincidence that their life expectancy is so high.

 

 

 

because they eat healthy food like fish, and don't overfeed themselves with fast food. They lead much healthier lives then many people around the world.

[hohto]

I dare to challenge you, USA and Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland) have the best healthcare in the world, the latter even have it free. Not that I'm questioning Japan though, it can't be just a coincidence that their life expectancy is so high.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finnish men die younger than men living in other European countries.

[cjlhdevil]

http://www.aneki.com/expectancy.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where did you get that 50% of japanese people smoke from...?

[lunchbox456]

Your friend is trying to assure himself that he wont be affected by the smoking. He knows deep down that it's really hurting his lungs, but he doesn't want to believe it then he'll have to quit, almost like excuses.

[Bubsa]

"Your friend" wouldn't happen to be you now, would it?

 

 

 

Regardless, they need a kick up the backside and face the real facts.

[Greatsilverwyrm]

My dad used to smoke all the time. After about 6 years of not living with him, I realize that when I did live with him, my family got sick a lot more than they do now. So...make what you will of that..

[supyonamesjosh]

smokeing pot? no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tobacco? yea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i dont smoke either fyi

[lunchbox456]

smokeing pot? no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tobacco? yea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i dont smoke either fyi

 

 

 

A joint is like smoking 10 cigarettes.

[brooce]

These are the ingredients in a ciggy ~ not to be confused with a siggy (signature lol)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.smokefreedom.net/articles/ingredients.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acetone: ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ nail polish remover

 

 

 

Ammonia: Household cleaner

 

 

 

Angelica root extract: Known to cause cancer in animals

 

 

 

Arsenic: Used in rat poisons

 

 

 

Benzene: Used in making dyes, synthetic rubber

 

 

 

Butane: Gas; used in lighter fluid

 

 

 

Carbon monoxide: Poisonous gas

 

 

 

Cadmium: Used in batteries

 

 

 

Cyanide: Deadly poison

 

 

 

DDT: A banned insecticide

 

 

 

Ethyl Furoate: Causes liver damage in animals

 

 

 

Formaldehiyde: Used to preserve dead specimens

 

 

 

Hydrazine: ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ rocket fuel

 

 

 

Hydrogen Cyanide: ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ rat poison

 

 

 

Lead: Poisonous in high doses

 

 

 

Methoprene: Insecticide

 

 

 

Megastigmatrienone: Chemical naturally found in grapefruit juice

 

 

 

Maltitol: Sweetener for diabetics

 

 

 

Methyl isocyanate: Its accidental release killed 2000 people in Bhopal, India in 1984

 

 

 

Napthalene: Ingredient in mothballs

 

 

 

Nicotine: ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ a poison used to kill cockroaches

 

 

 

Polonium: Cancer-causing radioactive element

[Guest GhostRanger]

smokeing pot? no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tobacco? yea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i dont smoke either fyi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a common misconception.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only does smoking pot destroy your brain, but smoking pot at the very minimum adds twice as much tar to your lungs than smoking cigarettes does.

[cjlhdevil]

 

smokeing pot? no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tobacco? yea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i dont smoke either fyi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a common misconception.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only does smoking pot destroy your brain, but smoking pot at the very minimum adds twice as much tar to your lungs than smoking cigarettes does.

Yeah but people don't smoker 20 joints a day, unless you dan or rizla that is.

[Guest GhostRanger]

 

 

smokeing pot? no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tobacco? yea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i dont smoke either fyi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a common misconception.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only does smoking pot destroy your brain, but smoking pot at the very minimum adds twice as much tar to your lungs than smoking cigarettes does.

Yeah but people don't smoker 20 joints a day, unless you dan or rizla that is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice I didn't say one joint is the equivalent to twice as much as one cigarette. I said smoking pot at minimum will add twice as much tar as smoking cigarettes- of course that takes into account the fact that people don't smoke pot as often as people smoke cigarettes.

[Shas_O_Jay]

"Your friend" wouldn't happen to be you now, would it?

 

 

 

Regardless, they need a kick up the backside and face the real facts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lol no of course not. he says very few people ever actually get cancer from it, and other things like inhaling car pollution = 1 cigarette a day or soemthing :roll:

[mynameisss]

well i was just wondering... i've always heard how smoking destroys your lungs, introduces toxic chemicals, gets you addicted, etc., but my friend chain smokes and he says that it's not as bad as advertising says.. well my question is if so many people in japan smoke (like 50% or something while i lived there) then why do they have the highest life expectancy in the world?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smoking doesent directly affect you, just complications from it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its not just if u smoke that affects your life expectency either, in Italy which has a really high life expectency too almost everyone there drinks a glass of wine a day and smokes a cigar. The oldest man living right now is more then 110 years old and he lives in Italy and smokes a cigar and drinks a glass of wine everyday. Your genetic make up has alot to do with it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another factor might be healthcare, if the country has good healthcare or not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also weather can determine it too, if there are all of floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornados, volcanos, ect... then oviously alot of people are going to die.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another factor is war, if the country goes to war alot, then the soldiers are going to die.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theres probably other things i dint mention too

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supyonamesjosh wrote:

 

 

 

smokeing pot? no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tobacco? yea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i dont smoke either fyi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A joint is like smoking 10 cigarettes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would just like to point out here that its like smoking 10 cigarettes because theres no filter. Other then that reason I think that statistic is a bunch of bull. Because a cigarrete contains a hell of alot more harmful chemicals than a joint.

[Mercifull]

A joint is like smoking 10 cigarettes.

 

 

 

Thats just a load of rubbish. A joint has less tobacco than a rolley or cig. Wheres the evidence of this?

[Danabis]

 

 

smokeing pot? no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tobacco? yea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i dont smoke either fyi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a common misconception.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only does smoking pot destroy your brain, but smoking pot at the very minimum adds twice as much tar to your lungs than smoking cigarettes does.

Yeah but people don't smoker 20 joints a day, unless you dan or rizla that is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*shakes fist*

[cjlhdevil]

 

 

 

smokeing pot? no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tobacco? yea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i dont smoke either fyi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a common misconception.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only does smoking pot destroy your brain, but smoking pot at the very minimum adds twice as much tar to your lungs than smoking cigarettes does.

Yeah but people don't smoker 20 joints a day, unless you dan or rizla that is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*shakes fist*

Oh damn yeah sorry 40+ joints a day + 50 cans of irn bru.

[DaN]

 

 

 

I dare to challenge you, USA and Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland) have the best healthcare in the world

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

isnt it true you have to pay or they wont pick you up off the street?