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Benefits of smoking cigarettes? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Lappland@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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My girlfriend has threatened to break up with me several times now unless I cut down to a pack a week. I'm not addicted but it does help me get through my day. I keep trying to tell her that but she doesn't believe me and keeps saying that it's actually bad. I want to prove to my girlfriend that smoking cigarettes is actually good for you so that she can stop judging me over it but I can't find any info online to back that up. Can anyone help me find some resources that list the health benefits of cigarettes? Like how nicotine kills germs or anything like that?

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[–] livus@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

From their link:

Important note: smoking may offer a limited degree of protection in some individuals against the development of a small number of diseases, outlined below.

However, this information is of little relevance to public health, given that the amount of disease that tobacco may be said to prevent is insignificant in comparison with the far greater incidence of disease caused by smoking. Tobacco products kill one in two of their long-term users.

Why don't you just get the health benefits in other ways that don't include cancer?

Nicotine patches are better than cigarettes and vaping.

[–] sighup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they cost 50 USD a box, not everyone is so privileged

[–] livus@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sorry, I didn't realise the situation was so bad there.

Here in New Zealand nicotine patches are free to anyone who wants to quit smoking.

Tobacco on the other hand is highly taxed so it costs around $50 for a pack of 25 cigarettes. (USD$31)

[–] sighup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

yeah the healthcare system in the united states is so messed up, I'm praying every day for a single payer system but americans hate healthcare I guess.

[–] safetyvestcoloredcat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Healthcare in the US is absolutely bonkers. Here in the UK I’ve paid 0 (!) quids for my lung transplant. They only required me to take a break from smoking for about 6 months (that sucked, lol).

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sorry, that must be hard. You're in such a wealthy country but not everyone in it gets to benefit from that, when it comes to healthcare.

That said, I don't really agree with the high taxes on tobacco here. It's an addictive substance, and the massive costs help fuel poverty. I think it should be prescription only instead.

[–] Lappland@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

I don't live in America and I am pro single payer healthcare.