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Benefits of smoking cigarettes? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Lappland@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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My girlfriend has threatened to break up with me several times now unless I cut down to a pack a week. I'm not addicted but it does help me get through my day. I keep trying to tell her that but she doesn't believe me and keeps saying that it's actually bad. I want to prove to my girlfriend that smoking cigarettes is actually good for you so that she can stop judging me over it but I can't find any info online to back that up. Can anyone help me find some resources that list the health benefits of cigarettes? Like how nicotine kills germs or anything like that?

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[+] Lappland@lemmy.world -22 points 1 year ago

She keeps asking me to switch to vaping and even though I like cigarettes I might do that eventually if she's actually serious about leaving me. I just need to find the cartridges with the best nicotine so I can still get the health benefits from it.

[-] elkaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 year ago

"so I can still get the health benefits from it"

Seriously, you aren't getting healt benefits. You might feel better but that is the nicotine, it's a psychological effect not something that is improving your physical health in any discernable way.

Just understand, people don't smoke because it's good for their bodies, people smoke because it feels good, it's an important distinction.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

You think this dude is trolling

[-] elkaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

Most probably, but there is always the possibility of people either being underage, stupid or unaware due to upbringing (imagine being told your whole life something is in a particular way, it isnt unreasonable not to doubt that) and I prefer to engage honestly with people even if I look like an idiot, just in case.

Of course when clear bad faith is shown I will just not engage, or call it out, but in

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