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BadgerKid

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7. Advertising you won't get addicted seems stupid.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:02 AM

Jan 16

Smoking still ups the odds for cancer, COPD, and probably other diseases.

The elderly in my life have ended up quitting due to either unrelated hospitalizations (ie forced quitting) or to COPD and being attached to oxygen machine.

My advice is don’t start smoking in the first place.

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FDA moves to slash nicotine in cigarettes [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 15 OP

If they do it you can be sure that there will be a booming black market to satisfy the demand. Dave Bowman Jan 15 #1

Take the alcohol out of beer and wine too because prohibition works Ponietz Jan 15 #2

I am not, and never have been, a smoker. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 15 #3

Yup. Igel Jan 15 #4

They will smoke more but since it would cost far more you'll end up having black markets popping up, selling real cigs. Dave Bowman Jan 16 #5

They should have done this 30 years ago LittleGirl Jan 16 #6

Advertising you won't get addicted seems stupid. BadgerKid Jan 16 #7

They need to make sure there is plenty of airplaneman Jan 16 #8