is smoking and inhaling a cigar any worse than cigarettes?
451431
Smoke a pipe instead.
479727
Secondhand smoke contains twice as much tar and nicotine per unit volume as does smoke inhaled from a cigarette. It contains 3X as much cancer-causing benzpyrene, 5X as much carbon monoxide, and 50X as much ammonia. Secondhand smoke from pipes and cigars is equally as harmful, if not more so.\n\nSecond hand smoke is a toxic cocktail consisting of poisons and carcinogens. There are over 4000 chemical compounds in second hand smoke; 200 of which are known to be poisonous, and upwards of 60 have been identified as carcinogens.\n\nWhen a cigarette is smoked, about half of the smoke is inhaled / exhaled (mainstream smoke) by the smoker and the other half floats around in the air(sidestream smoke).\n\n No one should be forced to breathe in air tainted with cigarette smoke.
788276
I know what you mean... I hate smoking, but I LOVE the smell of cigars! \nI guess it's the more expensive ones that smell better... Menthol ones obviously smell different to normal ones...
231378
Don't start, in any way, smoking. You're better off.  If you're going to 'enjoy' a cigar for your nephew, have one of those that are made out of bubble gum.
1058321
Probably - smoking seems to make almost everything worse these days. I am not sure what the "pilaris" is but do know about keratosis and that is aggravated by smoking, as is K. vulgaris. Guessing on this, though.
127670
No, a hookah is much better than cigarettes hands down. While a cig has a cotton filter to try to trap tar and other carcinogens (cancer causing ingredients), it only filters out maybe 40% of these cancer causing agents. Now a hookah on the other hand, is basically a purifier of the smoke and air, by filtering the smoke through water. A stagering 90% of the carcinogens are filtered out by this process, and gives one an almost pure smoke, which definitely tastes better and is not so harmful to your health.
49298
Smoking is in fact bad for your health.  Cigarettes are the only product sold in the United States that if used according to the directions can kill you.  Think about it, I wish I had of, or that we had the information then that we have now.  However all that aside I can atest firsthand that smoking is bad for you and can kill you.
513302
It is much worse...and these folks that say that people HAVE to start a car are full of crap.  This country survived a long time before the advent of the car.\n\nIf you don't believe that car exhaust is worse for you than smoking, try this out.  Park your car in a garage and shut the door.  Light up a CARTON of cigarettes.  Sit in there for 20 minutes.  Open up the door and let out all the 'deadly' smoke.  Now, close the door again, and start your car....let it run for 20 minutes and see if you survive. DO NOT REALLY DO THIS, THE CAR EXHAUST WILL KILL YOU!
200318
Not if you are trying to quit.  Think of all the negative side effects of cigarets.
765985
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 .
63326
they're both bad second hand smoke is worse because most people who are inhaling the second hand smoke aren't ususally smokers, so it affects them more. I recently read a dear abby letter that addressed this question. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucda/20060126/lf_ucda/dangerposedbysecondhandsmokeiscalledintoquestion;_ylt=AvRvjRtt.OVVBMI5k8l73bnNbbUC;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
330162
Neither is healthier than the other.  Both cause cancer...just different forms of it.  With chew, you can get mouth or tongue cancer (quite disfiguring after surgery), as well as cancer in the lining of your stomach, your esophagus, and into your bladder\n\nBest bet, ditch tobacco all together.  You will live longet and healthier.
36099
They ARE NOT!  Since cigar smoke is not inhaled into the lungs, you are at less risk for cancer of the throat, lungs, and emphysema.  However, your risk of developing cancer of the mouth is greatly exaberated.  Also, cigar smokers tend to smoke less than cigarette smokers, therefore reducing the amount of exposure to the carcinogens in tobacco smoke.  Cigarette filters often contain tiny grains of fiberglass, which are inhaled with the smoke.  These grains abrade the lining of the throat and lungs, thereby increasing the surface area of exposed cell walls for the toxins and nicottene to be absorbed in the blood stream.
627382
not good. the nicotine affects ur liver and respiratory system in the long run
7004
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.
687719
No! \n\nFor those that say "second hand smoke is more harmful then smoking"....ummm, how do you know this?  Smokers get '2nd hand smoke', too.  Just because you smoke, you are not freed from 2nd hand smoke.\n\nThe United States Supreme Court overrulled the EPA's 'findings' in 1998 saying that it was junk science and there is no link between 2nd hand smoke and ANY diesase.  The fact of the matter is that 2nd hand smoke is so dispersed into the atmosphere that it is impossible for it to cause problems other than simple irritations.\n\nAnti-tobacco is a much larger money machine than the evil 'big-tobacco' and that is why this information was not widely distributed.  Do a little research on this and you will find out the real truth.
547366
Going to be a little difficult to light and keep lit. No buzz unless smoking a cig or cigar would give you a buzz. Nicotine is still the only thing in chew that would give you a buzz.