Question 1

what kind of diseases can you get from smoking cigarettes off the ground?

Accepted Answer

Mostly the same ones: you get from cigarettes you DON'T pick up off the ground.  I am going to assume you have a computer and pay for an internet service, so I am concerned as to why you are picking up butts.  Anybody who has a bacterial or viral infection can leave saliva with these germs on the cigarette, and you could be exposed. In addition, tuberculosis could be spread, as well as herpesvirus infections. Quit now.

Question 2

what are the chances that i would get cancer from smoking cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Odds are good.: There are 42 known carcinogens in cigarettes, so chances are one of them will get you.

Question 3

hi doctor,i'm wondering if smoking cigarettes could get me skinnier?

Accepted Answer

It could: It could also get you heart disease, peripheral artery disease, chronic lung disease, several types of cancers, bad odor, and make you a fire hazard as well as costing $2000 a year. Take your choice.

Question 4

risks of smoking 1-3 cigarettes per day? teenagers get sick from cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Lung cancer: Long term you stand a good chance of developing lung cancer.

Question 5

what will happen if i cut down smoking cigarettes / weed? will i get any health benefits?

Accepted Answer

Much better: Stopping smoking is the best way to feel better ib many ways. Smoking weed can sometime cause kidney failure. Be careful. Quit.

Question 6

can you get hives from smoking cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

hives: Are not likely to be related to smoking.

Question 7

how do people get addicted to smoking cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Nicotine: Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs there is. For eg., when rats in a study were given the choice of choosing by lever Cocaine heroin and nicotine....They always gravitated to nicotine the most ..Even if the position of the levers and drugs were switched around. It also explains why it is so hard to quit smoking. Whatever you do, don't start smoking and get your friends and family to stop.

Question 8

can you get cancer from smoking electronic cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Not known: It takes years for cancer to develop and electronic cigarettes have not been around long enough. However, no good can come from using any tobacco product. 
Unrelated to your question, Practice safe sex. 
Get HPV vaccine.

Question 9

what would be the best way to get my mind off smoking cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Sheer guts! : But try to find an interest in something that gives you pleasure.

Question 10

what are the chances that i would get cancer from smoking cigarettes? does everyone who smokes get cancer?

Accepted Answer

No, not everyone: There are more than 50 million smokers in the US, and about 1 million people a year get cancer, and about half of them will die from it.  Over 90% of the 200 thousand deaths per year of lung and head/neck cancer are directly due to smoking, as are many other kinds of cancer (often smoking together with excessive alcohol use). Smoking also kills people from heart attack, stroke and other illnesses.

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