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Originally Posted by Strawberries

No, I am telling someone not to hurt another human being. That is MUCH different.



Okay Dustin, let me explain to you why I don't like smoking.

I don't hate smokers.
I dislike smoking because it is HARMFUL. Smoking is dangerous.

Tobacco in a cigarette has more than 400 toxic substances and 4,000 chemical compounds.
Smoking kills 144,000 people in the UK a year. Imagine how many people in all the other parts of the world die from smoking.
Cardiovascular disease, Cancer, COPD, etc. etc. are caused by smoking.
Second-hand smoke is more dangerous than first-hand.
I have a problem with smoking because MY health is being put at risk.

And look at it. If smoking effects adults that badly, imagine what kind of damage that it is doing to a baby.

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_ad...mokehealth.htm
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/disea...y-smoking.html


Okay? Do you understand? I'm not a Nazi. I would like to keep my health.
No, smoking might not effect you negatively. You might be lucky. There are people who are. I know a man who is 80 and he has smoked 60 years and is fine.
On the other hand, I know at least 10 to 15 people who have bad effects from smoking.

Well, a baby is only going to be exposed to it for 10 months. I don't think any of those people affected by what you mentioned smoked for 10 months or less.

Also, I would really like to see some actual statistics of the risks of smoking on a baby. I know there are risks and it's definitely better not to take the risk, but if the risks aren't too high (which seems to be the case) then it's understandable why some women continue to smoke while pregnant. Smoking can be extremely addictive and hard to quit.