New Studies Show…
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We should all know by now that smoking is harmful to you and those around you.
But, this, is surprising. Seems smoking might be worse for men than it is for women, and can cause side effects even after quitting!
Finnish researchers have just discovered that men who smoke will not only die younger but will also have a poorer quality of life than those that never smoked.
Reports showed that heavy smokers typically have the health-related issues of someone 10 years older than them.
Lead researcher Dr. Arto Y. Strandberg, from the University of Helsinki, says, "An especially large negative effect was seen for heavy smokers [more than 20 cigarettes daily], who lost about 10 years of their life expectancy, and those who survived experienced a significant decline in their quality of life."
Their results showed that men who had never smoked lived an average of 10 years longer as well.
Dr. Strandberg added, "Especially significant differences were seen in physical functioning, general health, vitality and bodily pain. The impairment of the physical functioning score of smokers was equal to a 10-year age difference in the general population."
And even after quitting, the quality of life continues to deteriorate.
The doctor added, "On the individual level, the bad news is that while beneficial compared to continued smoking, cessation of smoking after midlife could not fully recover the higher risk in mortality and poorer health-related quality of life seen in smokers. Smoking is not only a risk factor for future illness or death, it is present in the smokers' everyday life. The earlier one quits, the better; the best option being not to start at all."
Go chew some gum.
Don't smoke and die young!
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FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have no comment. I just wanted to be first.
DONT SMOKE. OR DO DRUGS.
perez, how come you dont care if people do drugs but if they smoke all hell breaks loose ?
either way smoking makes you sound like an old lady. and smell
well that sucks for the two dumbass guy friends I have that smoke
alcohol can kill you too, perez. everything in moderation. the person who lived the longest life ever was a smoker. plus, you're a dork, so no one really listens to your advice.
im gonna go call my friend now
o.o
They say if a woman puts a cigarette in her mouth, she'll put anything in there.
dayum…
thanks perez…
time for a smoke break
Re: lovehateleavestay –
YAY!!! and you were!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
keep it up!!!
WAKE UP PEOPLE.
Smoking kills. Not to mention it's a total turnoff.
I would never date a smoker. Ash trays aren't my thing.
smoking is nasty anyway.
It's true, I almost hit someone reaching for a smoke the other night…for shame on me.
and a report on Yahoo last week said that if smokers drink a glass of red wine a day, they are 60% less likely to develop lung cancer….look it up! So put that in your pipe and smoke it! Give it a rest Perez.
anyone in the mood for milk?
Re: Melissa is always right – gotta light up, lol
This makes me soo sad. My fiancee smokes, and he has health problems already at 24!! My love, you'll make me a young widow.*tear*
Re: You Can Trust Me Forever –
how about this….a happy medium……….don't smoke, but do *all* of the drugs your little heart desires?
for some, it makes them tons more interesting.
This is old news, people!
Re: wanna milk me?? – she's on a quest to be first. maybe once that milestone is passed, life will look up
Re: Melissa is always right –
i fucking hope so
I'm a smoker and I don't plan on stopping. Sucks for my male counterparts, but it's their life. Smokers are not the ill educated ones about the affects. We know that it's adverse to our health. But news flash: We don't give a fuck! Everyone is entitled to their vice. This is ours.
Who the hell cares about adding 10 years to the END of your life when you're all wrinkly and housebound.
It won't just end your life earlier….it affects your quality of life. sure you ppl don't care now cause you don't see the affects, but once you have to cough all the time and have nasty wrinkly skin and a nasty raspy voice and feeling like shit you're gonna feel dumb. It's just like watching a train coming….it hasnt hit you yet but so you dont care….but eventually it willllllll…..!!!!!
Living with my in laws makes me want to start smoking… good god my husband needs to come home!!!!
I could stand being in a room of smokin ,drinkin, pigin out slobs but NOTin a room full of homos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, live to get old so Perez can make fun of you for being old.
Yup, I look at these chain smoking assholes outside of my workplace and know they're just killing themselves willingly. So fucking stupid.
Why is everyone worried about McCain's age? OBAMA IS A SMOKER! McCain may very well live longer than him just b/c of his nasty habits … just something to think about.
Didn't we know this already???
Re: AgentGiggles. – Thank you.
this is a Sign from the Above!! hahaha… I quit today for the second time since I started smoking 5 yrs ago… I plan to go Cold Turkey on the vice!! Sooo good luck to me!!
LOL! I sure hope our tax dollars aren't going for these silly studies, when they should be going to stem-cell research to re-grow organs and nerves to cure diseases in the first place. Yeah, smoking is not great for you, but neither is a lot of other things. I have a close friend who is on the NO SMOKING BANDWAGON, and organizes gatherings and rallies and speaks at schools, yet last week at a party he did not think twice about taking vicodin and snorting coke to stay up all night and get drunk. The next morning I awoke to my phone ringing off the hook. He was in jail and had gotten a DUI at 5:30 am when he ran a red and slammed into 4 cars. Thank god no one was killed.
The phrase, "No shit Sherlock!" comes to mind.
Get off your soapbox Perez and get back to entertainment. When the US Surgeon General needs your help, pigs WILL fly.
I have notice you don't put down that fucktard Obama for his chain smoking habits. Why is that?
Only stupid low class demoncRATs smoke any more. Intelligent Americans do not smoke. Leave it to the low class, uneducated, left wing morons to kill the rest of us.
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Get away with your anti-smokingness. I'd rather die young and enjoy life to the fullest. Smoke and drink till your heart's content I say.