What's worse: smoking or alcohol abuse? Posted: 10-12-05 18:05pm
Which choice is more damaging to your
general health? Smoking, which would be
just smoking a pack a day or over drinking
alcohol abuse? Over drinking meaning that
you get drunk everyday. What do you think
is worse in the long run and tell us about
it.
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chez
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Posted: 10-12-05 18:13pm
Alchol is worse in the long run more
people die of drinkin den smokin in a year
in uk
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kacy_82
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Posted: 10-16-05 20:10pm
They are both very bad for you.
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sonya99
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Take Yr Pick.. Posted: 10-21-05 03:05am
Both are of course bad...But its the time
line that matters.
People smoke for 20-30 yrs before they
develop cancer or other serious illnesses
related to smoking. Of course, a smoker
will never be as fit as a non-smoker(if
they are eating right, exercising
regularly, etc). There are other smokers
who probably die of unrelated diseases,
which is why no doctor will ever tell you
that smoking withh cause cancer 100%.
On the other hand, over-consumption of
alcohol will show effects pretty soon.
The liver is a delicate organ and it will
develop jaundice or some other liver
disease soon enough.
On the flip side, I feel that recovering
from alcohol abuse is easier than quitting
smoking.
So take your pick!
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worrywart01
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Posted: 06-15-08 23:47pm
correct me if i'm wrong but I do believe
when you smoke, if you do indeed decide to
quit your lungs can repair themselves over
YEARS of time..i'm not saying you can
smoke 20 years and quit 1 and expect your
lungs to be the way they were 20 years
ago..but i think very slowly the lungs can
repair themselves if i remember
correctly..however if you are an alcoholic
you can get cirrhosis of the liver and if
your liver can no longer function you will
die..and the liver cannot repair
itself...however...neither is good for you
and youre asking for health problems
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Georgia59
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Posted: 06-16-08 10:26am
Alcoholism generally has more of an impact
on mental health- family problems, abuse,
etc.
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diamondsz
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Posted: 06-16-08 10:38am
worrywart01
wrote:
correct me if i'm wrong but
I do believe when you smoke, if you do
indeed decide to quit your lungs can
repair themselves over YEARS of time..i'm
not saying you can smoke 20 years and quit
1 and expect your lungs to be the way they
were 20 years ago..but i think very slowly
the lungs can repair themselves if i
remember correctly..however if you are an
alcoholic you can get cirrhosis of the
liver and if your liver can no longer
function you will die..and the liver
cannot repair itself...however...neither
is good for you and youre asking for
health
problems
I dont know about the cirrhosis but I do
know your lungs are capable of healing
themselve within a year they can be pretty
much back to your pre-smoking years and
well 5 years later you can have more
stamina.
Smoking is the lesser evil but it does
affect long term, the results of alcohol
are usually pretty quick acting and not
only affect you mentally but also
physically.
Coming from a smoker, Id rather smoke than
drink.
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killbill
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Posted: 06-16-08 12:41pm
they are both bad but i'd rather other
people smoke than drink so i don't have to
worry about them killing me or my family
with their car. alcohol abuse also leads
or contributes to other abuses like sexual
abuse, domestic violence, suicide,
homicide, assault, vandalism,
homelessness, etc. I kinda wish alcohol
had never been invented. Smoking, on the
other hand, is bad for your health, but
you can still drive a car and know right
from wrong when you smoke a cigarette. I
think the world could do without both but
I'd have to say alcohol abuse is worse.
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Posted: 06-20-08 14:24pm
I’m a smoker and I don’t think I‘ll
live long enough for my lungs to repair
themselves. But the
damage that’s been done to my self
esteem by drinkers (my ex-husband was an
alcoholic) will probably never be repaired
either. I don’t smoke near my child and
I refuse to smoke in a non-smokers house,
even if for instance the husband smokes
and the wife does not. It’s my filthy
habit - not theirs.
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worrywart01
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Posted: 06-20-08 15:25pm
i also agree with whoever brought up the
point about alcohol effecting others,
smoking harms only yourself, alcohol
changes some people and can cause
physical/emotional harm to others around
that person
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Darkmoon
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Posted: 06-26-08 17:10pm
If I go on a chain smoking spree and drive
somewhere afterwards, my ability to
operate the vehicle isn't compromised. If
I do the same after going on a drinking
binge I put everyone on and around the
road in danger. I think it's a
no-brainer.
The witch hunt against smokers these days
has people convinced that someone lighting
up across the street from them is more
dangerous than a serial killer. It's
gotten out of hand and the animosity
people have for smokers is often
unprovoked.
Example: I go outside and move far away
from anyone else to light up. A nonsmoker
across the parking lot sees me smoking and
deliberately moves in and starts with the
staged coughing and rude comments. I
didn't invade their space, I went out of
my way to keep my habit off of them...but
their hatred for smokers has them on a
jihad.
Aggression against someone deserving of it
is fine but nowadays all it takes is
possession of tobacco to be treated like a
subhuman.
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worrywart01
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Posted: 06-26-08 18:04pm
its nice that you have that sort of
respect to go out of your way to avoid non
smokers...not alot of people have that
same respect and that more than likely why
you get that evil eye...I remember when
smoking was still allowed in some
restaurants and honestly...it did irritate
me...i'm trying to sit there and enjoy my
meal and thats the worst thing you could
do is light up right across from
me...can't you wait until after the meal
when you can go out and smoke without
bothering others...or go to the bar
even...i love how some restaurants now
have a "smoking" and "non smoking" section
divided by an invisible wall...smoke does
travel...I respect the fact that you do go
out of your way to not effect others, but
those that will light up just about
anywhere are the reason you still get
those dirty looks
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Posted: 06-26-08 19:14pm
I agree. I respect it when smokers make
attempts to be considerate of others, but
a lot of times when I'm leaving a store or
restaurant, I walk right into a cloud of
smoke because there's a smoker doing
his/her thing RIGHT outside the door. I
definitely don't appreciate it, especially
when I have my two year old daughter with
me who also has to pass through that
disgusting cloud. I'm not ashamed of
giving those people dirty looks, but only
because I think they deserve it.
But the
damage that’s been done to my self
esteem by drinkers (my ex-husband was an
alcoholic) will probably never be repaired
either. I don’t smoke near my child and
I refuse to smoke in a non-smokers house,
even if for instance the husband smokes
and the wife does not. It’s my filthy
habit - not theirs.
