smoking
"Both produce toxic gases and particulates, along with carbon dioxide. Both are harmful to human health and welfare; the number of people who die yearly from each worldwide is estimated to be 5 million or more."
"Smoking is like a chimney. The tar builds up and causes a back draft which leads to a cough. Smoking is like sitting in a car with a blocked exhaust system."
"Smoking tobacco is like taking a shitload of x-rays to the chest. Even smokeless tobacco causes cancer. Weed doesn't. Same goes for heart disease, which is linked to tobacco but not weed."
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