Smoking does not necessarily mean death

I DOUBT there is one smoker who will argue that the smell of stale cigarettes on one’s breath, clothes or in one’s home is an assault on the nostrils, but does smoking necessarily kill you?

I know of many medical people who smoke but, like coming out of the closet, would never admit to their parents, patients or the public that they live this sinful or dangerous life.

Opening a closet is not a sin, nor necessarily dangerous, and neither is smoking.

I think we will all agree that it is not the healthiest of activities, but neither is too much alcohol, or driving like a lunatic. Both the latter lead to more deaths than the tobacco police will admit.

However, my biggest gripe with the medical profession is its lack of fighting with manufacturers on behalf of their patients about the Frankenstein food we put in our mouths or the toxic chemicals we use in our homes daily.

Why are bodies decomposing at a slower rate? Could this be because of all the preservatives we consume in just about every product found in supermarkets?

Have the medical people queried the unpronounceable chemicals listed on a bottle of shampoo or a cleaning agent?

How is it possible for bread to last for six weeks in a fridge without a show of mould unless it is chemicals keeping it “fresh”?

Why not target the producers of these toxic foods, household cleaners, deodorants, and even the fumes we inhale while parking in an enclosed car park.

I think if the tobacco police were really serious about everyone’s health we would read more about the air around us.

Even reading cautionary notes about possible side effects enclosed with medicines are barely understood by the average person, whether issued with a prescription or bought over the counter, so why not compel the pharmaceutical companies to disclose the often hidden dangers in bigger print?

The reason is because it does not affect everyone, much like smoking doesn’t necessarily lead to everyone dying of cancer.

Convince me with logic and true medical evidence, not because the tobacco police hate the smell.

Pinelands