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Originally Posted by Tev
I guess my question is this: How harmful is tobacco (the leaf) vs. tobacco (the chemical laced cig)?
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How about this. I have been smoking cigars and pipe tobacco for years. I smoke occasionally, but when I do smoke, it is a lot in one sitting or in one week. Then I stop, and don't feel any problems. I could go months without any tobacco.
I tried the same with gas station cigarettes. Although I forced myself not to smoke after I had finished that one pack in a week and a half, I felt the cravings very much. It was probably a month or so before I had stopped noticing any cravings altogether. There are the occasional cigar companies that lace their products with extra chemicals, but brands such as Rocky Pattel and CAO are very good. Pipe tobacco is usually good, but I do not know any specific supplier that is genuinely additive free. Also, never get anything from the Cheap Tobacco franchise, because their name spells out the quality of their product.
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Originally Posted by Bob the Mercenary
Wouldn't that hurt the economy? I thought cigarettes were a big part of it.
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Unlikely. If people don't spend money on cigarettes, then they can spend it somewhere else. Either on the next crazily addictive product that comes out or maybe actually use it to save for college or buy groceries/pay bills or go to the oncologist or whatever. As long as the money is in circulation, the economy won't be affected.