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

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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[-] sighup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

they cost 50 USD a box, not everyone is so privileged

[-] livus@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sorry, I didn't realise the situation was so bad there.

Here in New Zealand nicotine patches are free to anyone who wants to quit smoking.

Tobacco on the other hand is highly taxed so it costs around $50 for a pack of 25 cigarettes. (USD$31)

[-] sighup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

yeah the healthcare system in the united states is so messed up, I'm praying every day for a single payer system but americans hate healthcare I guess.

Healthcare in the US is absolutely bonkers. Here in the UK I’ve paid 0 (!) quids for my lung transplant. They only required me to take a break from smoking for about 6 months (that sucked, lol).

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