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myLot reputation of 97/100. ctrymuziklvr (4473)   ranked 9 out of 633 in smoking5 months ago

If you smoke, start thinking of yourself as a decade older than you really are. A 55-year-old man who smokes has almost the same chance of dying in the next 10 years as a 65-year-old who's never smoked — a stark example from newly published charts that aim to put some of Americans' biggest health risks into context.

Risk is a difficult concept, mixing emotion and math — and people are bombarded with competing warnings of health dangers.

"Useful messages about health risks should address two questions: 'How big is my risk, and how does this risk compare with other risks?'" said Dr. Lisa Schwartz of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction, Vt.

As a smoker myself this doesn't make any difference to me because I'm addicted but if you're a smoker does reading and hearing about this make any difference to you? If you have quit are you happy that you did after reading this?

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1. myLot reputation of 88/100. LoudnProud (4470)   ranked 593 out of 633 in smoking   5 months ago

I am like you ctrymuziklvr makes no odds to me,but i guess it
may work for some,i did try but failed because i did not really want to stop.
Interesting article happy


myLot reputation of 97/100. ctrymuziklvr (4473)   ranked 9 out of 633 in smoking  4 months ago

I've tried many times and it never worked either. At this point I don't even know if I want to or not shocked

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2. myLot reputation of 84/100. oneandonemakesix (24154)   ranked 111 out of 633 in smoking   5 months ago

What you say is so very very true, and I have to say that right now I don't htink what any chart or studies says what we are seeing is that there is a trend with the smoking companies the tabbaco stronger in cigarettes, I think that some people wouldn't be able to quit if they wanted to.

I think if we could hit hte cigarette companies where it hurt, in sales, I think that it would be a huge vicotry, but they know they've got people hooked.

Mooch


myLot reputation of 97/100. ctrymuziklvr (4473)   ranked 9 out of 633 in smoking  4 months ago

I believe I'm one of those people who can't quit no matter how hard I try and believe me I have tried! You're right...the tobacco companies know they have us hooked.

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3. myLot reputation of 91/100. jade1986 (486)   ranked 249 out of 633 in smoking   4 months ago

yes those statutory warnings on cigarette packs really do not have any effects on smokers who are smokers and will be smokers till death. Neither do i think that people pay any heed to them. Here in our country, ads of cigarette are banned and also it is mandatory to place the warning at the bottom of the pack. But, how many people are affected by that? Very much negligible. I am a smoker myself and i can understand very well how difficult it is to quit smoking. warnings wont help, proper bans and awareness from the school level might.

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