This reminds me of the old thought that the Camel mascot looked “cool” and made kids want to buy cigarettes…what?? Teenagers try tobacco out of curiosity, just like alcohol and drugs. What idiot really doesn’t know that smoking is bad for you? Come on, people, if we want to indulge in something that’s not healthy, thats our prerogative (sic)…spare me the dead baby pics…
@jpsks I wouldn’t know. I don’t smoke anymore. But, my mistake. The problem with all of this is that you’re telling us something we already know. Everyone knows smoking is bad for you. Yet people do it anyways. The only way you’ll make a big difference is to offer them AN ALTERNATIVE to smoking, and educate smokers on the BENEFITS of quitting and other “here and now” reasons. Smokers are used to the instant gratification of smoking. Unless you can match that, a smoker is rarely going to quit. The closest thing to any of this I’ve found is electronic cigarettes. And even those don’t work for everyone. They worked for me though. Paired with snuff, of course! 
I’ve been smoke free for a year and a half now and can’t stand the smell of smoke. I can’t stress enough how well both of those work if you’re trying to quit. Of course, the FDA doesn’t really want smokers to quit. They want you to use their deadly pills and patches that have a what… 14% quit rate? Woo hoo. I don’t know ANYONE that has quit with any of those. I know 6 people that use ecigs now. Just saying… they can really work and snuff makes it easier! One might be able to quit with snuff alone, but for most smokers, the hand-to-mouth fixation is half the addiction. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE DESIRE TO QUIT. I mean, REALLY WANT IT. Being able to blow out a big cloud of flavorful vapor is a great replacement. IMHO. The word needs to be spread!
Over my life time a heck of a lot has been learnt about genetics. Some people are now saying that nutrition during the first two years of life plays a heck of a big role in being able to tolerate certain things. I’m waiting for the Doctor who will tell me with some certainty that smoking my pipe will NOT kill me. A medical science that tells you before you embark would be really more useful than one that tells you you’ve ‘had it’ later on. Agree that snuff seems to be good for the little grey cells.
The label on the futuristic box would read: ’ You are advised to receive full genetic/physiological testing before using this product’.
So cool when you guys trundle out the First Amendment
You know when I was a kid and before I started smoking I used to think people who smoked where not really aware of how bad it was. Kind of like if I saw one you guys trying to put your right hand into a meat grinder I would assume you don’t understand the princaple of a meat grinder. I think these people think in the same way they don’t realize there is benefit to nicotine. Which then when I was a teen I thought wait smoking must be pretty great if people still do it and everyone knows how unhealthy it is.
@bob thats exactly how I was too. I started because I thought “hey, if so many people smoke than there has to be a good reason, I might as well try it”. However I have been cigarette free for a DAY AND A HALF. Even in a house full of smokers.
awesome. Here is one thing I noticed after I finaly stoped smoking cigs my nose reacted more kindly to snuff.
Well I’m still smoking a pipe. I have asthma and I decided inhaling smoke wasn’t working any more.