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Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 08:47 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

One good reason to quit is cost. You’ll have more money if you give up tobacco. Of course, quitting also protects you from debilitating illness that can cost even more in the long run.

Speaking of debilitating – believe it or not smoking can have a profound, negative effect on a person’s love life. In addition to making you smell bad, affecting your breathing, and wrinkling your skin, smoking can destroy blood vessels, especially tiny blood vessels, which can impede your sex life.

Smoking has been linked directly to sexual dysfunction in men, and it's believed to have a similar effect in women. One noted urologist, speaking on the news program 60 Minutes, said when he sees a man smoking, he wonders when -- not if -- he will experience erectile dysfunction.

Studies show that tobacco-users in general don’t live as long as non-users.

Smoking makes its biggest assault on the lungs. People with Chronic Obstructed Pulmonary Disease or Emphysema often end up on oxygen and cannot live a normal life. Many can't walk a few feet without having to sit down and try to catch their breath. Cancer that starts in the lungs of many smokers can often have devastating effects, spreading throughout the body to involve the liver, kidneys, bones, and brain.

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Chrishayden
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Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 01:36 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Damn this made me so nervous I had to go bum a cigarette off somebody!
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Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 02:08 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

***Puffing away right behind you****

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Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 04:35 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Strange. I've always loved to watch men smoke, especially if they do it coolly, you know, not blow out a cloud of smoke, but release a slow stream of it, letting a small amount drift out of the nostrils, expelling little spurts if talking, all the more sexy if some of the smoke curls around the upper lip while being inhaled. Extra points for casually blowing smoke rings while contemplating the ceiling. Yes, I know smoking is a bad habit and detrimental to one's health. But so is stress. I, myself, only smoke when I drink. Thank goodness wine is cheap because cigarettes are soo expensive.

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