Comments on: Smoking in US drops below 20% for the first time since records kept http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Teresa http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html/comment-page-1#comment-14935 Teresa Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:32:32 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html#comment-14935 <I>are there packs of cigarettes roaming the dark streets of civilization pummelling people, smothering them in nicotene and tar, forcing the innocent to inhale their fumes?</I> Yep. I've never smoked so much as a single cigarette directly, but I am a devoted second-hand smoker. Not by choice, of course. I even have a smoker's cough. Once they totally banned smoking indoors at work, I was able to discontinue my daily asthma medication. But thank you all for leaving me with the need to use a rescue inhaler occasionally. I saw a picture the other day of a second-hand smoker's lungs. It was not pretty. There may not be evidence that would convince you, Steve, that second-hand smoke is bad for you, but I don't need any more evidence than what I cough up from time to time. People who think second-hand smoke is not bad for you are in denial. Unlike first-hand smoke, second-hand smoke ISN'T EVEN FILTERED! That means I get to breath all of that crap. A good thing about the Democrats being totally in power is that they could once and for all eliminate my exposure to second-hand smoke. Unfortunately, they've chosen as President a smoker, who will, no doubt, be stinking up the White House with his habit, and there's probably not much chance that the biggest issue with which I agree with Democrats will see any non-vetoed legislation. are there packs of cigarettes roaming the dark streets of civilization pummelling people, smothering them in nicotene and tar, forcing the innocent to inhale their fumes?

Yep. I’ve never smoked so much as a single cigarette directly, but I am a devoted second-hand smoker. Not by choice, of course. I even have a smoker’s cough.

Once they totally banned smoking indoors at work, I was able to discontinue my daily asthma medication. But thank you all for leaving me with the need to use a rescue inhaler occasionally.

I saw a picture the other day of a second-hand smoker’s lungs. It was not pretty. There may not be evidence that would convince you, Steve, that second-hand smoke is bad for you, but I don’t need any more evidence than what I cough up from time to time. People who think second-hand smoke is not bad for you are in denial. Unlike first-hand smoke, second-hand smoke ISN’T EVEN FILTERED! That means I get to breath all of that crap.

A good thing about the Democrats being totally in power is that they could once and for all eliminate my exposure to second-hand smoke. Unfortunately, they’ve chosen as President a smoker, who will, no doubt, be stinking up the White House with his habit, and there’s probably not much chance that the biggest issue with which I agree with Democrats will see any non-vetoed legislation.

]]> By: dragonfly http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html/comment-page-1#comment-14920 dragonfly Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:41:21 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html#comment-14920 We were taught that the most cost effective method of smoking intervention was a doctor telling their patient they should stop. (Not enormously effective, but the cost/benefit ratio is much better than Champix et al apparently). We were taught that the most cost effective method of smoking intervention was a doctor telling their patient they should stop. (Not enormously effective, but the cost/benefit ratio is much better than Champix et al apparently).

]]> By: Steve http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html/comment-page-1#comment-14915 Steve Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:58:24 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html#comment-14915 So the people that quit smoking, really didn't have to quit. If the amount of people smoking is below 20% and there STILL are 1/2 million people dying from cigarettes...then the ones that quit probably wouldn't die from cigarettes. It always amazes me when people try to equate a percentage drop in some equation to a percentage drop in one part of the equation. And the answer still comes out as being equal. So if there are still THAT many people dying of cigarettes and there are FEWER smokers....are there packs of cigarettes roaming the dark streets of civilization pummelling people, smothering them in nicotene and tar, forcing the innocent to inhale their fumes? So the people that quit smoking, really didn’t have to quit. If the amount of people smoking is below 20% and there STILL are 1/2 million people dying from cigarettes…then the ones that quit probably wouldn’t die from cigarettes.
It always amazes me when people try to equate a percentage drop in some equation to a percentage drop in one part of the equation. And the answer still comes out as being equal.
So if there are still THAT many people dying of cigarettes and there are FEWER smokers….are there packs of cigarettes roaming the dark streets of civilization pummelling people, smothering them in nicotene and tar, forcing the innocent to inhale their fumes?

]]> By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html/comment-page-1#comment-14914 James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:45:42 +0000 http://gruntdoc.com/2008/11/smoking-in-us-drops-below-20-for-the-first-time-since-records-kept.html#comment-14914 How about "I don't smoke". "Have you ever??" "I quit when this cold began, and it doesn't seem to be helping." How about “I don’t smoke”. “Have you ever??” “I quit when this cold began, and it doesn’t seem to be helping.”

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