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The Ban on Flavored Cigarettes: Too Little Too Late?

The Food and Drug Administration has put a ban on selling flavored cigarettes in hopes to keep children away from tobacco use.While taste buds have enjoyed vanilla, chocolate, clover and fruit flavored cigs for years no…
Boo For Smokers, Yay For Non-Smokers

Smokers in NY won’t be too pleased with Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s new anti-smoking measures. Despite the previous ban on smoking in public areas such as, restaurants and bars, Mike Bloomberg is now trying to ban smoking…
My Plan to End Smoking

We all know the dangers of smoking. Smoking can cause various forms of cancer, and a plethora of lung and heart diseases. In fact, while 98% of people who smoked for over 20 years never contract one of these diseases, l…
"At least I look cool"

On the post, "Reasons Why I Won't Start Smoking," I left a comment excusing myself for a cigarette. I didn't think it would offend anyone. I was just stating my opinion. I think smoking looks cool. But much to my s…
Truth and Tobacco Execs

Accepting responsibility may be difficult, but this is starting to get on my nerves a little. ...Okay, a lot. When the Truth commercials about cigarettes, smoking, and advertising methods used by the infamous "tobacco…
Smokers suck; I wouldn't hire them either.

Alternet recently posted an article about companies that are refusing to hire people based on the fact that they smoke or are morbidly obese. After a quick google search I found that this is not a new phenomenon. In f…
Which is better: smoking or being fat?

I know it would be best to be at a healthy weight and not smoke. But I seem to be faced with the choice of one or the other.If I want to lose weight, I have to not worry about smoking. I lost 120 pounds in about a year…
Why I Dont Mind Smokers: I'm a Mortician

There is a heavily commented post on Healthkicker called "Reasons Why I won't quit Smoking". I can't really knock her on why she wants to smoke. I don't mind smokers, even though I don't smoke. I'm a mortician. So…
Reasons why I won't start smoking

This is in response to suejungle's post, "Reasons why I won't quit smoking." Honestly, I think that entire post can be summed down to a sentence or two, my best idea for it would be : "Hey, so I know smoking is bad, but,…
What's worse: Drinking or Smoking?

Lately, I've been reading a lot of posts on Healthkicker regarding smoking, smokers, why it isn't good, why it is good, etc etc. I agree with the main points of why smoking is bad, and I'm a smoker. However, I want to kn…