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0 pointsIAmBroom4mo ago0 comments

You die of mouth cancer instead of lung cancer. So....

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That is besides the point though. It still could be healthier or unhealthier on many accounts.

Most smokers actually don't die of lung cancer. I think it's something like only 15% of lifetime smokers get lung cancer?

They die of heart disease, mostly, which is caused by... drumroll please... prolonged nicotine use! At least, in part. It's actually more complicated and we don't know for sure.

nandomrumber4mo ago

I don’t believe it’s primarily the nicotine that is causing the heart disease.

It’s the damages caused by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the combustion products of drier leaf matter.

array_key_first4mo ago

I guess the question is, how does leaves in your lungs cause your blood vessels in your, say, legs, to get damaged? Makes no sense.

The answer is, probably, nicotine. We know, for sure, nicotine contracts blood vessels and raises blood pressure. And we know high blood pressure over time damages blood vessels.

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johnisgood4mo ago

That is besides the point though. It still could be healthier or unhealthier on many accounts.

array_key_first4mo ago

Most smokers actually don't die of lung cancer. I think it's something like only 15% of lifetime smokers get lung cancer?

They die of heart disease, mostly, which is caused by... drumroll please... prolonged nicotine use! At least, in part. It's actually more complicated and we don't know for sure.

nandomrumber4mo ago

I don’t believe it’s primarily the nicotine that is causing the heart disease.

It’s the damages caused by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the combustion products of drier leaf matter.

array_key_first4mo ago

I guess the question is, how does leaves in your lungs cause your blood vessels in your, say, legs, to get damaged? Makes no sense.

The answer is, probably, nicotine. We know, for sure, nicotine contracts blood vessels and raises blood pressure. And we know high blood pressure over time damages blood vessels.

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