Re:Smoking has long-term effects on the immune system
by hiq on Friday February 16, 2024 @11:51AM
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The big difference is that you don't have to drink alcohol if an unknown person next to you is drinking, while passive smoking is a real thing. Granted, peer pressure lead people to drink more than they would, but it's still something you can fight against. There's no willpower that will help you against passive smoking.
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Re:Smoking has long-term effects on the immune system
by bill_joy_fanboy on Friday February 16, 2024 @12:00PM
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Alcohol has negative social externalities just like cigarettes. People who drink often drive and make other bad decisions that don't just damage the drinker.
The negative social externality may not be "second hand drinking", but it exists nonetheless.
Re:Smoking has long-term effects on the immune system
by kazinator on Friday February 16, 2024 @12:07PM
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But you don't have to smoke and do something else to be harmful.
Re:Smoking has long-term effects on the immune system
by Domenic_S on Friday February 16, 2024 @12:34PM
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Sure you do. Smoke and walk around in public. Smoke and stand in the middle of the sidewalk. etc
Re:Smoking has long-term effects on the immune system
by kazinator on Friday February 16, 2024 @02:12PM
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The point is that these are not necessary. Someone is not harmed if you drink in the same room as them and do nothing else.
Re:Smoking has long-term effects on the immune system
by zepolen on Friday February 16, 2024 @04:51PM
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Not true they might drink too much and start complaining about me smoking.
Re:Smoking has long-term effects on the immune system
by slily on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:03PM
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"People who drink often drive" is a nonsensical statement. People lose their driver's licenses permanently for drinking and driving. People get high on cannabis and drive too. And people smoke cannabis outdoors, which smells worse than cigarettes if you ask me. So as far as public nuisance goes you get the worst of both worlds... except cannabis is the "cool" drug for younger generations, so people will bend over backwards to make excuses and berate you for criticizing it :)