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Cigarettes
This category is for questions and answers about cigarettes. Information in this category can range from the pricing of modern and vintage cigarettes to their side effects and fatality statistics.
4,008 Questions
What are the addictive chemicals in cigarettes other than nicotine?
I cannot answer the question specifically but I can tell you FOR SURE having been put myself in the guinea pig position unwittingly that the CAMEL corporation and most likely others PUT BRAND ADDICTIVE additives into their cigarettes. I am 100% positive of this fact as far as the Camel corporation is concerned. I was addicted to 2 brands at once. I'd go all day or 2 days without a Camel cigarette and start to feel unfulfilled and restless (still smoking my normal brand) and AS SOON AS I lit up that camel would feel an immense sense of relief and those associated feelings would be totally alleviated. It happened time and time again over a period of 2 months until I finally kicked the camels. No scientist or BS statistic will ever change my mind on this FACT. Something has to be done. What is Obama really doing about this?
Is it illegal to cross cigarettes from Mexico?
It is not illegal to bring cigarettes from Mexico to the U.S. If you bring them across the border in Texas you have to pay a Federal tax and a State tax. I purchased 3 cartons of Pall MAll for $16.00 US and had to pay $16.00 tax per carton to bring them into Texas. After the taxes it's not worth it.
What is the difference between native cigarettes and brand name cigarettes?
Native cigs are for poor people and brand name are for white people
What organ of the body is mainly affected by nicotine?
when you smoke your lungs becomes tar you can get heart diesases and cancer.
How long do you smoke brined bacon?
Cigarette smoke contains
- Multiple carcinogens and mutagens (chemicals that cause cancer and mutation in cells).
- Heavy metals (arsenic, lead and polonium, the latter two of which are also in the form of radioactive isotopes that buildup in the lungs and are not cleared very easily).
- Tar that builds up in the lungs (causing ongoing damage and reduced effectiveness).
Besides these factors:
- Carbon oxides enter the blood and begin binding to haemoglobin, lowering the ability of red blood cells to transport oxygen around the body. If a person smokes every day, this can reach a limit and doesn't go away for a while after you stop.
- Smoking also affects the immune system, making it harder for the body to fight off infection. In the elderly, this creates an extra chance of an illness which would not normally kill a younger or healthier person, but which could easily cause death in an older person already suffering from difficulties, some of which are caused by the smoking.
- Blood vessels narrow because of a few ingredients in tobacco; this results in several problems on its own, and can increase the chance of events such as a heart attack.
- The smoke damages the teeth, gums, mouth and throat. This can lead to oral cancers at worst, ill dental health normally and bad breath and stained teeth at best.
- Smoking during pregnancy - both by mother and father, given the effects of secondhand smoke - are linked to higher rates of miscarriage and birth defects.
- Smoking causes impotence and erectile dysfunction.
- Genes linked to an increase in the likelihood of addiction - including to smoking - also give an increased chance of developing some cancers. Thus while a cancer may not from be the smoking itself, the smoking can be an indication of the higher chance of it, while ironically increasing that chance even further itself.
All of these ill effects have been shown by several studies each and general trends throughout the decades smoking has been popular; perhaps the most conclusive is a chart recording the amount of cigarettes consumed per person and the incidence of lung cancer. The line for cigarettes has a distinct shape: the line for lung cancers is a near-perfect copy of that line, transferred along the graph by 20 years.
Smoking kills 120,000 people in the UK every year and is the single most preventable cause of early death in the world. Passive smoking is responsible for several hundred deaths in the UK alone each year. Smoking is the biggest avoidable risk factor for cancer. It causes nine out of ten cases of lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer death in the UK. Smoking is also a risk factor for cancer of the bladder, kidney, cervix, throat (pharynx and larynx), mouth, esophagus (foodpipe), pancreas and stomach and for some types of leukemia (cancer of the blood). Smoking causes a third of all cancer deaths and lung cancer alone kills one person every 15 minutes in the UK.
While this is not likely to happen on the first puff, having that first puff is where it starts. Although fairly obvious, to get the point home: 100% of all smokers started with the first cigarette. Given the risks associated with it (and the above only describes the more commonly known and studied problems), is it really worth trying?NOW YOU KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY BAD FOR YOU!
It is extremely damaging to the respiratory and circulatory systems. Smoking is dangerous to the health, it causes cancer, heart disease and tar in the lungs. Even those who don't smoke are affected by those who do! So, it's really bad especially when there are children around! You can become ill or sick and another bad thing that might happen is that you might have tongue cancer and that means that your tongue will taste something with one side and wont with the other side. I suggest you stop because you will live a good life without smoking.
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its not a fun habit it waste a lot of money. people will say it looks cool and it fun but you can use your money for other things like going to a high school football game or go to a history museum instead of lighting up its bad for you and it harms others, its a waste of time and its the hardest habit to quit. Only a 5% more risk of having lung cancer if you only smoke one a day or four a day but smoking a pack a day will give you a 8% more to get cancer. and you cant do it anywhere you want so youll have to stand out in the rain to smoke so its not fun. also its hard to have people around you that care for you see you light up so dont start ever. but it is your choose just dont do it to think you look cool cause your not.
If you are a pregnant women and you are smoking, the baby inside your stomach will get affected by getting black feet and its whole skin will be yellow. Please STOP SMOKING!
Did you know that smoking can cause cancer, emphysema, gum disease, and many more. Smoking kills more people than any other cancer combined also including aids.
Is smoking 35 cigarettes a year harmful?
It would not be a great move, but not very harmful. I have seen some studies that showed a single cigarette a day was helpful. This would fly in the face of the second hand smoke issue though.
Bottom line is, why take a chance?
How does cigarettes make your nails go yellow?
I don't know but if your a smoker QUIT NOW it is very bad for you!
Can I fly to Mexico from US With cigarettes?
Yes, but you can't smoke them on the flight. You may take only an amount that you expect to use during your stay; in other words, don't take a case of them with your luggage as you might have to pay a duty tax.
How much cigarettes can you bring back from andorra?
The usual amount of duty free cigarettes one can bring into the country has always been two cartons but check with your airline for more up-to-date and accurate figures.
You think I'm addicted to cigarettes what shall you do?
Tell a bunch of people you are going to quit, so that you will have moral support and also some incentive (pride). Then get "the patch," some toothpicks or chewing gum for the oral fixation, and follow the patch directions. The longer you wait, the harder it will be.
Avoid hanging out with people who smoke, and reward yourself every week with something nice, like dinner in one of those non-smoking restaurants that you used to have to avoid. Enjoy your freedom.
Yes, it is very unwise to start smoking cigarettes for any reason, just as it is unwise not to care about your health. Smoking cigarettes is a vile, smelly, extremely addictive habit that for some people is exceptionally difficult to stop. And before any smokers get upset from reading this, I started smoking at the tender age of eleven or twelve because the girls I was around all the time smoked. I started inhaling not long afterward because one of the girls made a comment that I wasn't. I am now over 50, and I am still puffing away and smelling like a smokehouse. Now, for those who have stopped smoking and say anyone can do it or those who have never smoked, let us not forget that we are all individuals and "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" at me. Okay, back to the subject: Someone has hurt you, right? It could have been that you loved someone who did not love you, someone said or did something that just completely made you feel bad about yourself or the entire world, or any number of other things. Life can be full of things that make us feel like we do not care about anything anymore, and it is tough to get through those times. However, those times have a way of passing, and the hurts tend to heal. Turning to something like smoking is not going to ease the hurt or make it go away. If you start a habit like that during the times when you are hurting, the habit might not be so easy to give up when you recover from the hurt you are experiencing right now. So, yes, it is bad to start smoking at all, especially when you feel like you do not care about anything anymore. When we are in emotional or other pain, our sense of reasoning is not at its best. Give yourself some time. Work through the hurt you are experiencing right now by talking to someone, crying, or any number of other things you can do to help recover from your hurt. Hurting yourself even more does not solve the problems. It only makes things worse.
On average How Many Cigarettes Are Smoked Worldwide?
On average 6000 billion cigarettes are smoked each year globally by around 1.1 billion smokers. :D
Can you feel a dental filling in your mouth?
not really, but they have to numb your mouth first & that hurts
Does Arizona Governor Jan Brewer smoke cigarettes?
I do not know and I do not care.
They are an unhealthy, smelly product that may shorten her lifespan.
They are not illegal.
Absolutely! You are healthier, wealthier, and smell nicer. And to many people, any addiction is a sign of weakness so those with the strength to quit prove their mental toughness.
Yes, it is worth it - I quit cold turkey 3 years ago this month!! Think of the money you will save in just one year - that alone makes it more than worth your time.
What if you lie about whether or not you smoke cigarettes on your health insurance application?
The answer will depend greatly on what type of health insuance you applied for and in what state. Here in CA if you lied on an application for individual insurance then the penalty can be severe. If the insurance company can demonstrate that they would have made a different underwriting decision if they had all the facts then they will unwind the policy. Basically they would say you never had coverage and return your premiums to you less any benefits paid. If benefits paid exceeded the premiums paid you would owe that money back to the insurance company.
Does cigarettes lower a man sperm count?
Yes, Nicotine also makes sperm weaker and changes it shape making it harder to conceive.
Nicotine is a stimulant. However, most smokers quickly develop a tolerance to it. This causes them to tend to become less alert when they do not smoke, and may cause them to feel more drowsy than they might otherwise.
Just another of the little benefits of smoking.
