Is it better to smoke narghilah, than ordinary cigarets?
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Theoretically, if you were to smoke the same amount, the water in the narghilah filters out tar and nicotine better than a cotton filter in a cigarette.  However, Narghilah sessions typically last longer than a cigarette so the overall amount of tobacco consumed more than evens out the difference.
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No, cigars are not as bad for your health as cigarettes, as long as you smoke them the correct way and smoke in moderation.\n\nThe tobacco used to make cigars is very different from the tobacco used to make cigarettes.  Cigar tobacco has less nicotine to begin with. Add to that the fact that no nicotine is added to cigars to "enhance" them, and a cigar, even though it is bigger than a cigarette, contains less nicotine for its size than a comparable cigarette would.  It is not common to find a cigar smoker who "has to have" a cigar.\n\nCigars are smoked differently as well.  You cannot "chain smoke" cigars.  Most cigar smokers smoke one, or at most two cigars a day.  Many cigar smokers only smoke one or two a week.  Again, part of that has to do with the lower nicotine content of cigar tobacco.  Part of it has to do with the fact that cigar smoke is never, never inhaled if you are smoking correctly.\n\nA cigar is "sipped" -- the smoke is taken into the mouth and then then exhaled out.  It is never drawn into the lungs (except by someone who does not know how to smoke a cigar).  A cigar is also smoked slowly, over thirty minutes to an hour or more depending on the size of the cigar.  This slower smoking keeps the smoke cooler, and lowers the amount of tar in the smoke as well.  \n\nFor all of these reasons, cigars are much less harmful when smoked properly, and smoked in moderation, than cigarettes.  There have been numerous research studies since the 1960's that have shown that moderate, correct cigar smoking has about the same effect on your health as daily commuting in your car in city traffic with the windows closed -- the air pollution, ozone, etc. that enters your body is about the same in both cases.\n\nThere was even one study, cited at the website in the Sources for this answer, that showed that Cigar smokers have a *lower* risk of cancer than non-smokers.  Don't get too wound up about that though, since the difference wasn't really statistically significant.  What the study really found was that there was basically no effect on your health from smoking cigars (properly, without inhaling smoke into the lungs) until someone smoked between 5 and 7 cigars a day.\n\nI know a lot of cigar smokers, and I smoke cigars myself.  I don't know anyone who smokes 5 to 7 cigars a day.  I don't smoke that many a week.\n\nSo, the answer to your question based on scientific and medical studies over the past thirty years is, "No."  Smoking a cigar is not as bad for your health as smoking cigarettes.
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I'm not sure of the addiction probability, but I read that hooka is worse for you than cigarettes.  Sorry, I can't remember the source other than that it was a respected magazine.
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I think pipe is safer, its has more effective smoke filter as the pipe is longer. In pipe the tabacco used in more natural & the fumes created by paper while burning in cigarette is absent in pipe. Using pipe keeps the smoking under control, as you dont smoke now & then. Can say cigarette is like fast food & pipe is home cooked. The pipe is much better option.
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definately. the fumes and stuff from the smoke soaked materials can exacerbate ashtma.
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why is this in the etiquette section it should be with culture \nAnyway i heard that menthol was marketed toward the black community so that is why they smoke more of it
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How to Smoke a Cigar...\n\nHere's How:\nAfter lighting the cigar, allow it to cool down for about a minute. A cigar that's too hot tastes bitter. \nAfter the cool-down, take a puff no more than once or twice a minute. Any faster and you're cigar will overheat, causing bitterness and an acidic mouth burn. Unpleasant stuff, so slow down. It's not a cigarette. \nDo not inhale any smoke and never swallow the residue of any tobacco product; it will eventually make you ill. \nDon't smoke too slowly either. The cigar may go out on you and then you've got a minor crisis on your hands since relighting a cigar is a process all to itself and rarely will your cigar taste as good the second time around. \nIf your cigar starts to burn unevenly, turn the slowest burning part towards the bottom when you hold it. There is more oxygen at the bottom of a cigar as all the exhaust is at the top. \nIf this doesn't work, hold the slowest burning part over a flame (without touching the flame) to get the wrapper burning again. This should even things out. \nDon't hold your cigar like a cigarette. Hold it instead between your second and third fingers, resting on your third finger. \nLet your ash get long before you flick it. Basically it should fall on its own. Long ash helps cool the cigar as it creates a sort of air block which cools the smoke. \nBand on or band off? In the U.S. either is acceptable, though in the rest of the world, etiquette dictates that the band should be removed before smoking. \n\nTips: \n\nWhen you start, the angle you hold the cigar at should be roughly 30°, not all that steep. Too steep an angle will cause the flame to shoot right up the entire length of the cigar. That's bad! \nA nice butane lighter is a good investment because you usually can't light a cigar properly with just one match, even the 3" ones. Get a butane lighter where you don't have to hold the button down. \nIf you must puff on the cigar after all this to get it going, use quick, short, easy puffs. And never light anyone else's cigar!
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Gee, that's like asking which is worse, being stabbed to death or being beaten to death?  The result is still the same.\n\nPeople often think cigars are safer because you don't (at least, you aren't supposed to) inhale the smoke.  But you are still exposing your lungs to the smoke in the room created by the lit cigar.  You are still burning your tastebuds, dulling your sense of smell and contaminating your mouth, lips, gums, teeth and fingers.  \n\nBy comparison, the cigarette is much smaller, lasts far less time and although it is inhaled directly into the lungs, it is still doing the same number on your mouth, lips, gums, teeth, fingers and tongue.  But even though the amount of time it takes to consume a cigarette may seem more appealing, cigarette smokers tend to smoke their cancer sticks much more frequently than when a cigar smoker lights up.  It's almost as if the cigarette smoker is trying to play catchup to the cigar smoker.  Neither is good for you.  Both can cause ulcers of the mouth and tongue - even if you never develop cancer.
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F*uck man - so long as you use responsibly, its no problem.  Smoke on Friday and Saturday nights, then leave it alone - you'll be fine
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I don't have much experience with Hooka Tabacy but having quit smoking I can say that NOTHING you smoke is good for you. Smoking anything can lead you back to cigarettes again. Stay away from it.
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No they are NOT.  They contain far less addictive content of "Nicotine" than cigarettes do.  But they are more damaging for your lungs than cigarettes are. Best option is not to smoke if u want to stay healthy.
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here's the lowdown\n\na regular cigarette or "kings" as they are sometimes known are about 80 millimeters long, these are the normal short cigarettes, the 100s and i've even seen 120 are 100 millimeters long and obviously the 120s are longer you get the idea\n\nlight and ultralight cigarettes have almost no difference in the tobacco combination, the only difference is in their filters, a light cigarette's filter is perforated which allows more air per "drag" or "puff" so the idea is that you will be mixing more air with the smoke and consequently getting less of the bad chemicals of the cigarette\n\npeople who smoke lights and ultralights usually end up taking more puffs off their cigarettes than people who smoke the regulars so there is no such thing as a safe or even "better" cigarette\n\nif you havent started, DONT, its a miserable habit that dies hard\n\nif you must smoke, winston makes cigarettes that only contain tobacco and no additives, this is probably the best and also american spirit
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Long term, yes, it is definitely bad for your lungs, especially if smoked in the form of a joint.  There's really no consensus as to whether or not it's worse than cigarettes or not, because virtually no one smokes as much weed as smokers smoke tobacco.  Some carcinogens are more abundant, others more scarce.  Plus most tobacco has flavorings that create extra carcinogens.  A lot of weed heads smoke from a bong/water pipe, and that will lower toxins, and likewise some tobacco users will use a hookah which does the same.  Then there's the issue of how long you hold it in your lungs, etc.  Long story short, you can't be sure if it's worse than tobacco or not, but it sure as hell isn't good for your lungs, and I've known weed heads that were just as phlegmy and gross as your run-of-the-mill chain smoking cigarettes smoker.\n\nToxicity of the THC itself is very, very low.\n\nAmong the most sited claims for the problems with THC are the reduced sperm count (which I've generally heard is a transient, short-term effect), and the supression of the immune system which makes you more susceptible to sickness (which I've also heard is transient).  I hear a lot of arguments on both sides, and have even heard some people try to say that it boosts your immune system.  the problem is that most people who study the matter have an agenda, and hence they aren't entirely honest.  Worse still is the fact that no one is eager to report their use of an illegal drug, so you never know if you're getting honest statistics.\n\nI'd wager that a bigger problem than either of those is taht it will make you lazy and give you the "munchies," which means you can suffer weight gain and a sedentary lifestyle from extensive use of marijuana, which will cause serious healthproblems.\n\nThen there's the question of loss of short term memory.  It seems that the real loss of short-term memory is in the fact that you don't form memories as clearly *while* you're under the influence, and the drug stays in your system for a long time.  Hence, you will go a couple of days not remembering what happens quite right. I've not seen any eveidence of extensive loss of short-term memory function well after use of marijuana (but then, I'm no health professional).  As for it turing you into an idiot, I can't really say I believe it.  I've known a lot of surprisingly intelligent weed heads, and far to many for me to think it alone makes you dumb.  I'd wager that stupid people often have less to lose, and hence they are more likely to not care about the laws, and thus be more likely to use marijuana to begin with.  My guess is that it depends on what you do while you're high.  Some people do vapid an pointless crap, like watch a lot of Tv.  In that case, the issues in your mental acuity are probably the result of spending so much time doing nothing of any intellectual worth.  Others will do things a bit more mentally stimulating, like talk about philosophy, watch challenging movies, write poetry, play music, etc.  These seem to be the same people, in my experience, that are still incredibly bright despite use of marijuana.  I knew one guy in college who was extremely sharp, and actually used to do his engineering homework while baked--though this is very uncommon, since most people I've talked to say that reading when you're high is next to impossible.  I also knew someone who had about a 3.9 GPA at Berkeley, and would write his essays while drunk--and while I can't comment on the effects of trying to read or wrtie high, I can imagine trying to write drunk, and that sounds very difficult given my experience with drunkeness.\n\nAll in all, I think the worst problems with marijuana are the following: 1) it causes extreme paranoia.  This can precipitate schizophrenia in those predisposed to schizophrenia, and it becomes so intense in some that I have commonly heard this as a reaso
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It depends on the person your with. The smoking does make you taste different as well.
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Smoking, whether it is in the form of cigarettes, bidi, cigar or hookah, is a form of nicotine addiction. All of them are harmful. It can cause cancer and damages the lungs and the respiratory tract.\n\nCigarette smoking is a major cause of preventable deaths worldwide. On an average, people who smoke die 5 to 8 years earlier than people who dont smoke. Tobacco users, and people who live with smokers, have nearly all cases of lung cancer. Their risk of developing throat, mouth, oesophageal, pancreatic, kidney, bladder, and cervical cancer is several times greater than for people who are not regularly exposed to tobacco smoke. Smoking is the major cause of emphysema, a debilitating lung disease which slowly destroys a persons ability to breathe normally. Smoking is especially hazardous for people with heart disease, blood vessel disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or a family history of these diseases.\n\nSmokers, and those living with smokers, have a two times greater risk of fatal heart disease. Smoking also increases the risk of having a stroke. Women, especially those over 35 years old, who take birth control pills and smoke have an increased risk of stroke or heart attack. Increased blood pressure is another danger of smoking. Smoking also decreases HDL (the good cholesterol) levels. Smokers and people living with them have a two to three times greater chance of having peptic ulcers. Smokers also have a greater than average risk of hip, wrist, and fractures of the spine. In addition, smoking also complicates sleep disorders. Smokers also tend to get colds and other respiratory tract infections more often than nonsmokers.\n\nTobacco smoke is dangerous to nonsmokers. Exposure to the smoke, also called passive smoking, increases the risks of nonsmokers getting the same problems as smokers. A nonsmoker in a very smoky room for 1 hour with several smokers inhales as many bad chemicals as he would inhale by actually smoking 10 or more cigarettes himself.\n\nSmoking affects pregnant women and their unborn children. Smoking mothers have a greater risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. Children born to women who smoke have lower birth weights on average. They also have more frequent respiratory infections, a higher risk of chronic ear infections and asthma, and less efficient lung function. Children of smokers usually become cigarette smokers themselves. The more cigarettes a person smokes each day, the greater the risk of disease. Cigar and pipe smokers are at the same risk for cancers of the mouth, lip, larynx, and oesophagus as cigarette smokers. Fortunately, when a smoker stops smoking many of these risks decrease. Users of snuff or chewing tobacco (smokeless tobacco) increase their risk of cancer of the mouth. The mouth cancer can develop relatively quickly, within 10 to 15 years of the first use of snuff or chewing tobacco.
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hand rolling  tobacco is safer, (NO  smoking is safe) but there is less harmful additives in  hand rolling, as they keep going out.I think Tailor made fags have saltpetre them  they burn away quick .
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Absolutely! They are made with tobacco which is the source of the nicotine. Here is some info you should know!\n\nCigar Smoking Skyrockets \nCigar Smoking Skyrockets \n \nArticle date: 1998/12/31  \nBetween 1989 and 1993, cigar smoking skyrocketed 133 percent according to researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute's Department of Cancer Control and Epidemiology in Buffalo, N.Y. Their findings were published in the July 1998 edition of the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers surveyed 22 communities in North America, and found an increase in cigar use among both sexes, as well as in all age groups, races, incomes, educational levels and smoking frequency.\nTheir findings concur with those of many scientists, who noted a sharp decline in the prevalence of cigar smoking from 1964 to 1991, then a resurgence in popularity, particularly among younger adults, over the past few years. According to the Cigar Association of America, two billion cigars were sold to 10 million cigar smokers in 1994, the first year of a marked increase in sales. In 1996, 4.4 billion cigars were sold, marking a 45 percent increase in sales since 1993. Many people believe these increases are due in large part because of manufacturer's marketing and advertising efforts, celebrity endorsements of cigars as glamorous and acceptable, and the linking of cigars and the supposed good life in TV shows, movies, and magazines.\n\nResearchers also noted the public may think cigar smoking is a safer and less addictive alternative to cigarettes. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, cancer deaths among cigar smokers are 34 percent higher than among nonsmokers. They also state cigar smoking causes cancers of the larynx, oral cavity, esophagus, and lungs. Just like cigarettes, cigars contain nicotine.\n\nA 1996 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an estimated six million US teenagers aged 14-19 had smoked at least one cigar within the past year.\n\nHere are some other facts about cigars and their usage:\n\n\nThe carcinogens and cancer-producing chemicals found in cigarettes are also present in cigars.\n\nCigar smokers have three times the risk of developing lung cancer than nonsmokers, according to a 1985 study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI).\n\nCigar smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to suffer from persistent coughs, phlegm, and are at increased risk of peptic ulcers, according to a 1987 issue of The American Journal of Public Health.\n\nConcentrations in tar and nicotine are much higher in cigars than cigarettes, according to a study in a 1988 edition of Preventative Medicine. In a presentation at a June 1998 American Cancer Society conference on the health risks of cigar smoking, scientist Jack Henningfield, PhD, vice president of research and health policy at Pinney Associates noted the amounts of nicotine in cigars. "A study of 10 cigar types showed that cigars contain amounts of nicotine ranging (on the low end) from that equivalent to a single cigarette to (on the high end) that equivalent to an entire pack of cigarettes. Most cigars contain nicotine in quantities equivalent to several cigarettes," he said.\n\nExposure to secondhand cigar smoke carries the same risks as exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke, according to an article in the January 10, 1995 edition of TheWashington Post.\n\nCigar packages bear no warning from the Surgeon General, as cigarette packages do.\n\nThe 1990 Budget Reconciliation Act taxes cigars at a federal level of $1.125 per thousand, which equals less than a penny each.\n\nAccording to a presentation at the ACS cigar conference given by researcher John Slade, MD, addiction and chemical dependencies specialist at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey, "The sale of cigars has increased markedly in the past five years. Despite the fact that virtually all of the advertising and promotion of these produc