Smoker Obama signs anti-smoking bill
by Michael Robin Cooke on Jun.22, 2009, under Kitschchaos
The President today signs anti-smoking legislation. No more candy flavoured cigarettes with promises of low tar and nicotine (What’s the point when it’s proven smokers of such cigarettes consume as much tar and nicotine as smokers of other cigarettes. No more marketing to kids.
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4885
The anti Obama backlash has folks suggesting we have the right to harm ourselves, which I agree with -but to be consistent the person with that point of view should also be gung ho for the decriminalization of other mostly but not entirely harmless drugs like marijuana, cocaine and exstacy.
The bit about not marketing to children is going to be interesting – there’s no better marketing to a child than the statement “you must be over 18″.
I wonder if the flavour ban is going to knock out clove cigarettes which were trendy once, or menthol cigarettes – which are very broadly popular (partly because they are less objectionable to smoke for some folks).
The curse of cigarette addiction can be a blessing in a way…?
You may have not had much to deal with in life to give you personal strength or character. Yes, it’s terrible stuff , poverty, disability, abuse and so forth. But those are the things that give a person strength and character if they prevail despite them. Those people born into happy loving families, that were popular in school and never faced personal tragedy – It’s so much harder to know you can prevail in life if you’ve never prevailed against anything else.
But anyone can get addicted to tobacco. And, get this – the addiction is hard core!. People strung out on heroin – it’s easier to beat a heroin addiction than a tobacco addiction!
So, if you are addicted to tobacco, and you beat that addiction, you know you can beat anything. You’re more powerful than President Obama! He’s weaker than you – still addicted!
Of course it only works if you manage to quit. Do it today!
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June 26th, 2009 on 2:13 am
Hey, have you seen this news article?
New details about Michael Jackson’s Death Emerge
I was wondering if you were going to blog about this…
July 14th, 2009 on 11:24 pm
This is very interesting, I had had no idea this was going on, thanks for the tip!
July 18th, 2009 on 5:15 pm
I tell all my patients that quitting smoking will be the best thing they have ever done for their health and wealth.
Maybe becoming even more socially repulsive will help some folks quit.
I agree that one’s body is his own property and thus its use or abuse is that person’s private business.
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May 7th, 2010 on 1:16 am
While in theory, an individual has the right to abuse their mind and or body in any way they choose, there are other factors to consider.
One of those factors is the affect of your habits on others and also the consequences of those habits.
As recently as last week my Dad died of lung cancer after exercising his civil rights to smoke for over sixty years. It happened so fast that the family had no time to prepare itself for his death.
I believe that governments have a half hearted interest in stopping smoking and hide behind the right to smoke BS.
The thing to consider is this. If smoking is so harmful why don’t governments ban it completely.
The answer to that question is to take the cost of smoking for an individaul for a year and then do a compound interest exercise over their expected life.
The numbers will shock you.
In my view the sooner we rid ourselves and the world of this filthy health hazard, the better.
Regards,
Mike
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May 18th, 2010 on 2:28 am
Nicotine is one of the most addicting substance in this world so avoid smoking cigarettes.”"‘
July 27th, 2010 on 1:22 am
oh well, nicotine is the number cause of lung disease. this substance can really kill your lungs..~,
July 27th, 2010 on 9:52 am
Nicotine is physically addicting, but what causes the cancer are the other parts of the cigarette and the the fact the smoke, heat and tar prevent the lungs from optimally cleaning themselves so the toxic carcinogens from smoking stay in the lungs for an extended period of time.
If you need to use nicotine gum or a nicotine patch to sate your addiction while you quit a cigarette smoking habit, the gum or patch are not carcinogenic and will not in and of themselves stimulate or cause cancer.