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Originally posted by Retroman
Ive never understood smoking...
Most people start at a young age, purely because their friends are doing it, and as far as Im aware they get no major benefits from it, and many problems because of it. So where the logic in smoking lies Im really not sure.
Nevermind the financial side of things, all that money wasted for no reason at all.
You're potentially cutting years off your life. Which you might not care about now, but when you die at 70 and think you could have had another 5-10years+ on this planet, you'll soon regret it.
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Unless you start smoking then I'm sure you'll never understand it and even though it's common sense that smoking isn't good for you, I still don't think anyone can pass judgement or say ''smoking is for no reason'' etc when you don't smoke and don't know the resons behind it.
Back on topic though and I agree with everyone else, alcohol is another one ... what about people who mess their liver up due to alocohol? Also, what about Friday and Saturday nights when the hospitals are full of drunks who have either took a turn for the worse or have gotten into a fight? All the other patients who need to be seen have to wait because people can't handle their ale and get into fights? The same could be said for so many more things that have been stated above and yet, smoking is the one that people always seem to bring up and is apparantly the worse. Oh and what I said about the drunks on a Fri and Sat night, that was just an example, not my opinion, even though it is true, the NHS is there for everyone whether it's self-inflicted or not.
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Originally posted by .tooperfect.
Why should we pay for people that are killing themselves and others around them?
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It's not always THAT straightforward and do you feel the same about all the other conditions such as alcohol, attempted suicide etc?