Have the tobacco police gone too far?
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BVS
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I thought it was going to be a thread about these guys:
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the iron horse
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I thought it was going to be a thread about these guys:
The scary thing is it might really get to that :eek
BVS
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deep
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yes
the tobacco police have gone too far.
I live in a beach town. they banned smoking on the beach.
seemed a bit much,
the butts were a problem, kids could get burned, etc.
now there is a push to ban smoking in all public places? walking down the sidewalk? in a parking lot?
yeah, they have gone too far.
the tobacco police have gone too far.
I live in a beach town. they banned smoking on the beach.
seemed a bit much,
the butts were a problem, kids could get burned, etc.
now there is a push to ban smoking in all public places? walking down the sidewalk? in a parking lot?
yeah, they have gone too far.
HyperU2
War Child
I thought it was going to be a thread about these guys:
You mean those guys don't just attack people for child abuse allegations?
DreamOutLoud13
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*takes away all of the iron horse's cigarettes* Mwahahaha! *runs away*
Irvine511
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smoking is really bad for you. i encourage you to quit. 
good luck!
good luck!
A_Wanderer
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Thank you diamond 
I say we keep restrict tobacco to the point of de facto illegality, then we can tackle the scourge of fast food.
I say we keep restrict tobacco to the point of de facto illegality, then we can tackle the scourge of fast food.
Irvine511
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fast food is really bad for you. i encourage you to add more whole grains, vegetables, and fresh fruit to your diet. try to balance it with a lean protein like fish.
good luck!
good luck!
Kieran McConville
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there's a new daddy in town... a discipline daddy.
yes
the tobacco police have gone too far.
I live in a beach town. they banned smoking on the beach.
seemed a bit much,
the butts were a problem, kids could get burned, etc.
now there is a push to ban smoking in all public places? walking down the sidewalk? in a parking lot?
yeah, they have gone too far.
On the beach? Does that not constitute as 'outside' ? That seems like one serious breach of one's liberty - why the hell don't the governments ban it altogether if they're going to do that?
Oh wait. Tax. Yeah.
MrsSpringsteen
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I went to Disney World last week and I was surprised that they allow smoking in outdoor areas there. I thought they said no but I saw people smoking. At least Mickey wasn't standing around with a butt hanging out of his mouth.
mad1
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any girls/women here smoked a cigar or a pipe?
MrsSpringsteen
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I've tried both 
My friends got me a pack of cigars for my 18th. Wasn't too taken with them, seeing as I don't smoke anyway
I looked bloody cool though.
HyperU2
War Child
BVS
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I smoked cloves for a very breif time in college...
I had no clue they had candy flavored or fruit flavored cigarettes.
I had no clue they had candy flavored or fruit flavored cigarettes.
financeguy
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Liesje
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I frequent the beaches around here often and am glad most have banned smoking. I don't think there's really burn hazard for kids but IMO it's just plain annoying and rude, especially since the smokers have a way of getting there well after you've set up and then sitting so that their smoke blows away from them at you, not to mention I don't think I've ever seen them pick up after themselves.
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the iron horse
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I don't know.
I only smoke about two or three Lucky Strikes a month.
I field strip them after a smoke.
I did not realize that the smoking minority were littering the beaches.
Field strip those fags!!!!!
I only smoke about two or three Lucky Strikes a month.
I field strip them after a smoke.
I did not realize that the smoking minority were littering the beaches.
Field strip those fags!!!!!
financeguy
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Two cigarettes a month?? You're not even a "real" smoker, so I can't understand your pro-smoking advocacy.
Some of my friends smoke the occasional cigar and they wouldn't consider themselves smokers.
Some of my friends smoke the occasional cigar and they wouldn't consider themselves smokers.
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the iron horse
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I am real smoker. I smoke Lucky Strikes nonfilter.
I am not a pro-smoking advocate.
My rant is about this nonsense propaganda that nicotine is as addictive as heroin and helpless addicts need to spend $$$$ to break the addiction or they need to be helpless in their habit.
I have friends who fought against heroin and crack cocaine addiction.
I will wait for your comment and others before a reply.
I am not a pro-smoking advocate.
My rant is about this nonsense propaganda that nicotine is as addictive as heroin and helpless addicts need to spend $$$$ to break the addiction or they need to be helpless in their habit.
I have friends who fought against heroin and crack cocaine addiction.
I will wait for your comment and others before a reply.
financeguy
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Smoking a pack a year, to me, means you are not a smoker.
Nicotine absolutely and completely is as addictive as heroin. This is scientifically proven. Just because you didn't become addicted, doesn't mean it is not addictive.
I am glad to hear your friends got clean, but because they developed heroin and crack cocaine addictions doesn't imply that nicotine is not as addictive as heroin. There are, believe it or not, casual heroin users. They are rare but they exist. I have an acquaintance who has used pretty much everything, including h., but never became addicted to the h. (He did with the cocaine, however.)
Nicotine absolutely and completely is as addictive as heroin. This is scientifically proven. Just because you didn't become addicted, doesn't mean it is not addictive.
I am glad to hear your friends got clean, but because they developed heroin and crack cocaine addictions doesn't imply that nicotine is not as addictive as heroin. There are, believe it or not, casual heroin users. They are rare but they exist. I have an acquaintance who has used pretty much everything, including h., but never became addicted to the h. (He did with the cocaine, however.)
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the iron horse
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PhilsFan
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I love reading a sentence like "I disagree" in response to science.
financeguy
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May 16, 1988: Nicotine Declared As Addictive as Heroin, Cocaine
Of course. Theirs generally has better scientific backing, however.
No. No-one said that. What is scientifically proven is that, for a non-smoker, living in close proximity to a smoker over a long period of time increases the risk of certain forms of cancer by a massive 35%. Ok, it's 35% of a small risk, but still.
Did you read the article in the link I posted above?
(Apologies if I'm tetchy. Three days off NRT.
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the iron horse
Rock n' Roll Doggie
May 16, 1988: Nicotine Declared As Addictive as Heroin, Cocaine
Of course. Theirs generally has better scientific backing, however.
No. No-one said that. What is scientifically proven is that, for a non-smoker, living in close proximity to a smoker over a long period of time increases the risk of certain forms of cancer by a massive 35%. Ok, it's 35% of a small risk, but still.
Did you read the article in the link I posted above?
(Apologies if I'm tetchy. Three days off NRT.
My grandfather died at the age of 87.
His twin brother died at the age of 107.
Both of them used tobacco in moderation.
What I am trying to say here is that whatever we do, we should do in moderation.
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