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Again, although the dangers to health of smoking are widely known many people live to very old age quite happily whilst smoking for a significant proportion of their lives. This may be the exception but at least questions the fact that there is never a safe level to smoke.
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The negative side-effects of smoking are not just limited to terminal illnesses though. It is true that some people do live to old age happily having smoked all of their lives but that isn't a strong argument against the dangers of smoking because whilst we know that smoking kills, there is no way of knowing if you are going to be one of those lucky people who lives to old age as a smoker. Furthermore the fitness levels, general health, and appearance of someone who has smoked all of their lives are often significantly lower than non-smokers. Furthermore that old person may well have escaped the dangers of smoking himself, but who knows what damage he could have done to others by smoking in front of them all his life.
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Drinking can be dangerous to the person sat next to you if that person then punches you for example, as a direct effect of intoxication. To say that there is no danger is not true.
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Again, I don't think anyone is denying the dangers of alcohol abuse.
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If somebody wants to put poison in thier body, aware that it may shorten thier lives, it is up to them.
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But the point is that it's not just their body they are poisoning.
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Maybe it's a choice at the start but smoking is an addiction like any other, hence why support is now available on the NHS.
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There is still a choice to quit. It may well not be easy for everyone. And for those who cannot quit without support - they have the choice of whether or not to approach the NHS.
And I agree by the way, we may just all have to agree to differ.