Interesting Article

[DraculaViktor]

This is one of many articles I have come across. It is a little off the snus subject, but it shows how smoking is not as ghoulishly dangerous as anti-tobacco people claim it to be.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/796120/posts

[Snusophile]

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I'm not buying it. I smoked heavily for many years, and quit almost a month ago because it WAS making me very sick. I had a chronic cough all the time, my gym performance was sh*t, and I was only getting sicker. I still enjoy a good cigar once a week, and of course I snus daily, but I can't see myself smoking cigarettes ever again. Period.

Sure, the article brings up some interesting points, but seriously, they make it look as though smoking is completely safe. That's bunk. We all know it's bad for you, and the fact that a few people had relatives smoke for 70 years and still be living is just an anomaly. When it comes down to genes, I'm not willing to take a risk.

[DraculaViktor]

Oh I agree with you. It was just interesting reading that's all. I quit smoking easily with snus, and I can tell a big difference in my overall well being. Good job quitting though. Did you have a tough time doing it, or did the snusing ease the pain? I quit instantly once I used Swedish snus.

[Snusophile]

Sorry if I came off as rude, earlier. No worries.

I thought quitting was very easy, almost too easy.

[Zero]

While I may agree that the risks of smoking are, in fact, somewhat exaggerated by the anti-tobacco lobby, I wouldn't go so far as to say that the risks of smoking are inconsequential or even only moderate. Some people live to old age while being smokers even, yes, but the whole while you're still in pretty crap health. Your lungs are always straining, you feel horrible half the time, it smells like arse... it's not really a likeable habit.

[darkwing]

I feel better if I smoke.