March 7th, 2010
We have all heard about the dangers of inhaling second hand smoke. Many people wonder if the dangers of inhaling cigar smoke are just as dangerous, or more. Unfortunately, it appears that being exposed to secondhand smoke from a lit cigar can be just as dangerous—or more—than regular cigarette smoke.
All secondhand smoke emitted by tobacco products are classified as environmental tobacco smoke. Environmental tobacco smoke refers to all the secondhand smoke released from tobacco products that are lit, such as cigars or cigarettes. Research indicates that the smoke from cigars and cigarettes releases many of the same types of irritants. Both cigar and cigarette environmental tobacco smoke contain nicotine, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, and ammonia. The environmental tobacco smoke from cigars and cigarettes also releases well-known carcinogens such as vinyl chlorine, benzene, arsenic, hydrocarbons, and nitrosamines. Cigars, because of their size, usually release more environmental tobacco smoke than cigarettes. Being around cigar smoke, then, can pose more of a health threat than inhaling secondhand smoke from a lit cigarette.
Even though both cigars and cigarettes release similarly toxic environmental tobacco smoke, there are some key differences between the two. These differences are related to the very different ways that cigars and cigarettes are manufactured. The production of cigars consists of a long process of fermentation and aging. During the production and fermentation process, large amounts of carcinogens are produced. Once a cigar has been fermented and aged, they are wrapped in a nonporous wrapper that keeps the cigar from burning too quickly. The fermentation process and nonporous wrapper both contribute to the high concentrations of carcinogens in the smoke of al it cigar. When a cigar is lit, the carcinogenic compounds produced during the fermentation process are released. The nonporous wrapper also contributes to an unclean burn that is high in carcinogens.
Another reason why cigars produce greater amounts of carcinogens is in their girth and length. Cigars are simply bigger than cigarettes. Their size allows them to release much more smoke, and in turn, much higher concentrations of toxins and irritants. Also, cigars are designed to be smoked much more slowly than regular cigarettes, and cigar smokers are encouraged to take their time and enjoy the relaxing experience. This results in longer smoke times, and obviously, the creation of much more smoke. It is advised for all non-smokers to avoid areas where cigars are being smoked. If you smoke cigars, make sure to do so in a well-ventilated area.
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February 25th, 2010
I don’t smoke marijuana but I’m in college and a lot of people around me do. Can I fail a urinalysis be being around pot smoke even if I don’t smoke?
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February 22nd, 2010
I went to a friend’s house the other day and there were a lot of people smoking pot around me. i didn’t smoke because i have a drug test coming up. they smoked 2 blunts and 8 average sized bowls. the room was about 10ft by 15ft with no ventilation. will i fail my drug test? i was there for about 6 hours when all this was going on.
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February 19th, 2010
There will many times during your quitting process that you will be offered a cigarette. The best method to deal with such situations is to prepare for them in advance, this is crucial at the very beginning when deciding to quit.
If someone offers you a cigarette, you can:
1) Simply say nicely: “No thank you, I quit”.
2) Explain to the person that you have quit and request for their support.
3) Remove yourself from situations where people are smoking if possible.
4) Have mints or chewing gum on your on and use them instead.
5) Remind yourself that you are a non-smoker.
Ensuring that you are ready for any situation will greatly enhance your chances of success and never forget, that you can do
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February 18th, 2010
I know its really bad to smoke pot while your pregnant, but I have smoked for almost 8 years and alot everyday, I found out i was preg.. yesteday at the hospital, I dont smoke cigarettes and i want to quit pot but i know its going to take me a few weeks to quit.. any suggestions or do you think the hospital could be wrong.. cause for 8 years I tried and ever got pregnant,didnt think i could have kids
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February 17th, 2010
Second hand smoke is a danger that we’re all aware of. A lot of people don’t know that second hand smoke is just as dangerous as actual smoking, or more dangerous. The actual proof says that smoking is as dangerous as second hand smoke is, so don’t let others smoke around you.
Environmental tobacco smoke is the name of all the second hand smoke that cigarettes and other tobacco products emit. This can mean cigarettes, cigars or other types of tobacco products, as long as they are lit and give out smoke. This second hand smoke can include substances like carbon monoxide, nicotine, ammonia and hydrogen cyanide. These are all types of irritants that are emitted by cigarette and cigar smoke. Another well known side-effect of environmental tobacco smoke is that they release carcinogen substances, such as nitrosamines, vinyl chlorine, arsenic, benzene and hydrocarbons. As you might expect, cigarettes emit less environmental tobacco smoke than cigars are, as they are smaller. Inhaling smoke from a cigar is more dangerous, as you might expect, since it emits more smoke than a normal cigarette will. While the environmental tobacco smoke that is released by cigarettes and cigars is just as toxic, some differences between the two still exist. These differences are created by the different methods of production that cigarettes have when compared with cigars.
Cigars are manufactured through an aging and fermentation process, which is long. During this long fermentation period, there are high numbers of carcinogens being produced. After a cigar goes through the aging and fermentation process, it’s put in a wrapper that is nonporous, which will make sure that the cigar doesn’t consume too fast when lit. Besides the carcinogens released during fermentation, the wrapper adds his own. When you light up a cigar, the wrapper contributes to the amount of carcinogens that will be released during the smoking process.
The length and girth of cigars is the second reason why they’re giving a bigger quantity of carcinogens. The reason is as simple as the size of cigars when compared to cigarettes. Since they’re bigger, they give out more smoke, which also has a bigger concentration of irritants and toxins. Another problem is that the way cigars are designed makes the smoking period much longer than it is with a regular cigarette, which is also recommended so people can enjoy the experience. The end result for cigars is that they take longer to finish, so more smoke is being created. Going in places where people smoke cigars shouldn’t be an option for non-smokers. Avoid taking in second hand smoke, and if you are a cigar smoker, make sure you do it in a place that is well ventilated.
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February 13th, 2010
I don’t smoke pot but I am curious. I know smoking pot is bad for you as it is, but does doing it on zoloft make it worse for you?
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February 11th, 2010
Are you addicted to marijuana? You probably didn’t think so until you decided or were told you had to quit but weren’t very successful at stopping your pot smoking habit on your own. You need help! Being addicted to marijuana is not only illegal because it is a drug but that it also has negative effects on your social and family life. Fortunately, there are many programs and tips that are available to you if you are serious about kicking your weed addiction.
Mental Preparation
The first thing you need to do is prepare yourself mentally for this journey. How your prepare yourself mentally is going to be one of determining factors of successfully you can stop being addicted to marijuana.
You are going to have to mentally prepare for all of the mental and physical signs an symptoms you will have to deal with while trying to quit. You are going to encounter symptoms of withdrawal that you are going to have to deal with. These could be minor or strong depending on how strong your addiction to marijuana is.
You are also going to have to deal with cravings. You need to mental prepare for situations and how you are going to handle any cravings that will arise from your quitting. What are you going to replace these cravings with? Are you going to exercise, eat, sew, read, or anything that keeps your mind off of the cravings. Having yourself mentally prepared to deal with all of the emotional effects of quitting is going to make you just that much more successful when trying to quit.
Make a “Stop Smoking Plan”
Isn’t there a famous quote, “Without a plan you cannot succeed”? This is true if you are trying to stop being addicted to marijuana. You will need a plan. You need to sit down and plan everything out. Make a list of things that you know you need to do and of things you know are going to happen. Then use this list to come up with ideas and strategies for handling these different things or situations on your list. It is important for you to know how you are going to handle certain things when they arise or you might slip and fall back into some unhealthy habits. You plan is what is going to lead you to success in your fight against your battle with weed.
Social Influences
The number one reason many people fail at try to quit smoking pot is they do not have the support from their friends. The reason behind this is many of their friends are users also, so they try to influence them to not quit and keep smoking weed. This is one of the toughest areas to correct when trying to stop being addicted to marijuana. The reason is you risk losing your current friend and family. The only way to stop smoking pot and clean yourself up is to surround yourself with people who support you and do not use the drug. You might have to make very difficult decisions on avoiding your friends and family members that smoking or you might even have to make an even more difficult decision of complete cutting off contact with them until the clean themselves up so you don’t relapse back into smoking pot again.
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February 11th, 2010
Does your spouse use pot? If they do, do you know what kind of effect that being addicted to marijuana is going to have on your marriage? I am sure there have been times that the two of you have argued about smoking pot. An addiction of any kind can put tremendous amounts of stress on a marriage. Many marriages where one of or both of the partners involved use drugs are going to fail. Why do they fail? They fail because there is going to be a lack or trust, communication, and respect all three things that are vital to a successful marriage.
If you or your spouse are addicted to marijuana, there us going to be a lot of distrust in the relationship. The is especially true if only one person is using weed. To many time you see people lying about their habit to there spouse. They might tell them they are quitting or haven’t spent any money pot for a while. When your spouse finds out the truth and that you have been lying, this lack of trust growths. It will continue to grow until they can no longer believe a word that comes out of your mouth. Many problems with trust revolve around money with the addiction. Smoking weed is an expensive habit and when you start spending more money than you have and miss work to smoke weed, you are going to lie to your spouse about this.
Just like having a lack of trust, being addicted to marijuana also creates communication problems. If you are smoking pot, you will have a had time communicating thing to your partner while you are using. The continued use of weed is going to affect you short term memory. While you are using, you might have to tell your spouse something important but you can’t remember or because you are so high that you don’t even care. Things will start being forgotten like picking up the kids, paying the bills, going to work, etc. This is a recipe for destruction.
The final reason being addicted to marijuana can ruin you marriage is the lack of respect for your spouse. This is the most important thing in any marriage. Mutual respect for one and other. How are you supposed to show your spouse respect if you are addicted to marijuana and you know they do not like that. It is a giant slap in the face. Not many marriage are going to last long if they are missing respect. If you respected your spouse, you would do whatever it took to kick your addiction to smoking weed because you know it would make your spouse happy and show them that you respect them.
As you can see, anyone who is addicted to marijuana is going to have a very negative effect on their marriage. This can be devastating to not only your marriage but to your children as well. Smoking pot is going to ruin your marriage eventually. It is only a matter of time. If you truly love your spouse and your children then you need to find a way to quit smoking weed so this doesn’t happen to you! Truly, is it worth the risk?
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February 9th, 2010
Every one has heard of the risks associated with passive smoking. A lot of people ask whether the dangers of inhaling send hand cigar smoke are as great, or even greater.
Unfortunately it seems that being around the second hand smoke from a lit cigar is just carries as much danger or even more danger then that from regular cigarette smoke.
Second hand smoke given out by lit tobacco products is classes as environmental smoke from tobacco. Environmental smoke relates to all the second-hand smoke given out from lit tobacco products, including cigarettes and cigars. Research tells is that this environmental smoke contains many of the same type of chemicals and irritants that smokers inhale on a daily basis.
All types of environmental smoke from tobacco contain, ammonia, nicotine, carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide, they may also contain varying amounts of benzene hydrocarbons, nitrosamines and vinyl chlorine which are all recognized as carcinogens. Due to the fact that as a rule cigars are usually considerably larger than standard cigarettes they actually release greater amounts of second hand smoke than cigarettes. Due to these facts being around second hand smoke from cigars can be a greater risk to health then inhaling second hand cigarette smoke.
Even considering that cigarettes and cigars both release similar types of environment tobacco smoke, there are in fact some key differences between both types. These key differences are due to the vastly different methods used during the manufacture of Cigarettes and Cigars.
The process of manufacturing cigars includes a long process of aging and fermentation of the tobacco leaves. During this manufacturing process, large quantities of carcinogens are made. When a cigar has been aged and fermented it is packed into a nonporous wrapper which is designed to slow the burning process of the cigar. The Fermentation and manufacturing process both add to the levels of carcinogens released into the smoke of a lit cigar.
Once a cigar is lit, to combination of carcinogens produced during the manufacturing process are released. The non-porous wrapper around the cigar also adds to an unclean burn that contains an elevated level of carcinogens.
Yet another reason for cigars producing larger amounts of carcinogens is their length and girth. To put it simply cigars are larger than cigarettes and their greater size means they emit a greater volume of smoking contain toxins, irritants and carcinogens. On top of this, and to make matters worse, cigars are designed to be smoked more slowly than cigarettes and people who smoke cigars are encouraged to “enjoy the relaxing experience” and take their time. This leads to a longer smoking time, and of course much more smoke is produced. For health reasons therefore it is advisable to avoid places where cigars are being smoked and if you personally do smoke cigars try to do so in an area which is well ventilated.
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