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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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[–] uhauljoe@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As someone who smoked Camels for years and is now just as addicted to vaping, there are no benefits. Zero.

When I smoked cigs, I stank constantly. Even if I sprayed perfume or had a mint. My fingers always smelled.

I did 12 straight years of choir, but now I have a much smaller vocal range. I'm not as active because I get winded. Now that I vape and have constant access, I get cranky after like 30 minutes of no nicotine.

My blood pressure is higher. I can't be on the type of birth control that gives me less side effects because my smoking makes it higher risk.

I'm raising my risk of cancer. I'm spending a fuckton of money on flavored air.

There is literally no positive and I wish I had never touched it.

[–] Spacebar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I had success quitting vaping by switching to nicotine lozenges. Try it, they are cheaper than most vapes.