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Re:CT scans show cigarettes are harder on the lungs than mar... by zwnow on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:22AM (#43944802)
Where are the long time studies on vaping? I regularly read news about vaping with new findings on it being unhealthy... Not gonna defend smoking but also not gonna defend any other loser behavior regarding drugs.
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Re:CT scans show cigarettes are harder on the lungs than mar... by david-gpu on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:42AM (#43944895)
> not gonna defend any other loser behavior regarding drugs

Is that how you feel about drinking coffee and wine as well, or does it only apply to some other drugs? Is it the same for prescription drugs?

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Re:CT scans show cigarettes are harder on the lungs than mar... by zwnow on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:48AM (#43944923)
Coffee isn't nearly as self destructive as smoking or marijuana. Moderation is key for everything. Unfortunately the alcoholics I know and the weed addicts aren't the biggest fans of moderation. I lost friends to both so yea. Also I can't make people passively consume coffee. People who smoke weed are often extremely inconsiderate on who they affect with that.
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Re:CT scans show cigarettes are harder on the lungs than mar... by david-gpu on Saturday May 10, 2025 @10:26AM (#43945901)
In your mind, is every person who drinks an alcoholic? Is every person who consumes cannabis an addict?

I lost my dad to alcohol and tobacco. The biggest cannabis users in college would often (not aleays) drop out of school. So I am not blind to the downsides of these drugs.

However, I also recognize that there are a zillion people out there that drink alcohol or consume cannabis in moderation, and feel no desire to lump them all into a category of "losers", nor treat them with contempt or disrespect. To each their own.

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Re:CT scans show cigarettes are harder on the lungs than mar... by elif on Saturday May 10, 2025 @07:31AM (#43944849)
What do you think is the harm of vapor that, for instance, begins it's life at 163 degrees, is filtered for particulates through water, and then cooled by flowing through ice and can be as low as 25 degrees depending only on breath speed?

I'm not saying it's nothing but I'm also not going to pretend it's any worse than, say, living in a wildfire state.

Are you saying that is comparable to a 800 degree ember 4 inches from your mouth?

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