Z4 wrote:cyprusgrump wrote:Z4 wrote:cyprusgrump wrote:FragnaticDeath wrote:Why is cigarette smoking bad for me?
Everyone knows that smoking can cause cancer when you get older, but did you know that it also has bad effects on your body right now? A cigarette contains about 4000 chemicals, many of which are poisonous. Some of the worst ones are:
* Nicotine: a deadly poison
* Arsenic: used in rat poison
* Methane: a component of rocket fuel
* Ammonia: found in floor cleaner
* Cadmium: used in batteries
* Carbon Monoxide: part of car exhaust
* Formaldehyde: used to preserve body tissue
* Butane: lighter fluid
* Hydrogen Cyanide: the poison used in gas chambers
Every time you inhale smoke from a cigarette, small amounts of these chemicals get into your blood through your lungs. They travel to all the parts of your body and cause harm.
I don't think a passive smoker would like to have this poisons in his body when he is trying to stay healthy as possible.
And cyprusgrumpy did anyone ever force you to drink alcohol without you wanting it? Think not
And pubs are closing because non-smokers, the people that complained so vociferously about smoking in pubs, aren't using them either...
Because supermarkets flog cheaper booze
Wrong!
Supermarkets have always offered cheap booze...
But pubs have only been closing at ~50 per week since the smoking ban...
OK?
Wrong, pubs are NOW charging way too much for drink. A small glass of wine in a pub is the same price as a bottle of wine in a supermarket.
Supermarket 'offers' are much more appealing now so people stay at home because it's cheaper.
Ok?
No, you are wrong... prices haven't increased substantially since the smoking ban...
If you have an open mind about it, check out this link.
Otherwise just wait for the effects....
I don't smoke but don't believe in this undemocratic ban... because it will lead to others...
