Cigars

[15yrsandnervous]

Hi all im nearly 16 and about 3 or 4 times now i have smoked a cigar with one of my friends all within about last 3 monthes and i just wondered how bad this is for my health. Replies apreciated.

[arwen]

Well, they are unhealthy, whether you inhalate or not. Cigars are made of really strong tobacco, and even if you 'keep the smoke in your mouth' rather than in the lungs, they are dangerous for your throat. On the long term of course. Just don't make a habit of it!

 

Ilse.

[helpneeded]

i think 1 cigar is the equivalent of about 14 cigarettes apparently......if someone can confirm. i've smoked a few too but seriously, ur young.......really not gd idea 2 get addicted 2 them!!

[cooldude1234]

Hey,

 

Cigars bad for you, as are ALL drugs/alcohol/tabacco. However, smoking a few cigars isn't devastating in the long run. Just don't start smoking the a lot or smoking cigarettes, and if you DO, you should consider rolingl your own: cheaper, less unhealthy, better smelling and better tasting.

[Meow18]

I found 2 good links you should check out:

 

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Hopefully this will help you decide whether its worth smoking a cigar.

[brelkins]

hey dont smoke again they well kill you ever time you smoke you are taking a 1 years of you life

[Day_Walker]

Yes smoking cigars are bad for you for obvious reasons. However its a judgement call, the best thing is that you are informed about what you are doing to your body. After you see what can happen its best that you dont have the "this cant happen to me" attitude instead accept responsibility for what you are doing.

[thisisnotanexit]

its not good for you i can tell you that

[abcd1234]

You need to realise how bad it is for your health, even if you are only smoking them occasionally, and then make the decision to stop before you become addicted. I think that at the moment any long term damage to your body will be minute but if you make a habit of it then you risk contracting many of the diseases outlined in the links that maggie gave.

[15yrsandnervous]

Thanks for the advice also i didnt think that cigars were adictive ?

[Meow18]

I got this information straight off of the American Cancer Society website. These are just different parts of the article:

 

Many people perceive cigar smoking as being more 'civilized' and less dangerous than cigarette smoking. Yet a single large cigar can contain as much tobacco as an entire pack of cigarettes. The secondhand smoke it gives off and that others breathe in can fill a room for hours.

 

While the reasons people smoke cigars are varied, the fact is, like cigarettes, cigars can become addictive. Nicotine is the substance in tobacco that causes addiction. Most cigars have as much nicotine as several cigarettes. When cigar smokers inhale, nicotine is absorbed as rapidly as it is with cigarettes. For those who do not inhale, it is absorbed more slowly through the lining of the mouth. People who use smokeless tobacco absorb nicotine the same way. Both inhaled and non-inhaled nicotine are highly addictive.

 

There is a mounting body of evidence indicating that cigar smoking can lead to a number of serious health problems. The current rates of cigar smoking, especially among young people, underline the need to have a comprehensive national policy to deal with this growing public health dilemma.

[15yrsandnervous]

The cigars we smoke are not the large ones like on TV they are smaller, about the size of a cigarette only a little longer and slightly rounder.