I have recently quit smoking cigarettes(again) due to health concerns.
I started smoking pipes and cigars back in 2012 though I never indulged in them more than once or twice a day. In short, I only smoked them as a 'hobby'. However due to traumatic events in my life I picked up smoking cigarettes in 2015. I never smoked more than a pack a day. After my grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer and my father had a heart attack I decided to quit cigarettes altogether as I am clearly under risk.
I am here for a reason. I love pipes, I love pipe tobacco. I love the community. I love the sincerity of the pipe smoker. Even though I wage a personal war against cigarettes, I like to maintain close relations with Lady N. I hate addiction, but when I crave it I want to have it. And the thought of it being off limits, angers me.
Long story short, how much of a risk are we under as pipe smokers? There are so many research papers. Old ones, new ones... All indicating contradictory results. Obviously people who inhale are probably under the same risk as cigarette smokers. And people who smoke pipes more than several times a day are under greater risk. Is there any credible research we can cite when we want to claim that smoking pipes several times a day is not that dangerous?
Thank you all.
I started smoking pipes and cigars back in 2012 though I never indulged in them more than once or twice a day. In short, I only smoked them as a 'hobby'. However due to traumatic events in my life I picked up smoking cigarettes in 2015. I never smoked more than a pack a day. After my grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer and my father had a heart attack I decided to quit cigarettes altogether as I am clearly under risk.
I am here for a reason. I love pipes, I love pipe tobacco. I love the community. I love the sincerity of the pipe smoker. Even though I wage a personal war against cigarettes, I like to maintain close relations with Lady N. I hate addiction, but when I crave it I want to have it. And the thought of it being off limits, angers me.
Long story short, how much of a risk are we under as pipe smokers? There are so many research papers. Old ones, new ones... All indicating contradictory results. Obviously people who inhale are probably under the same risk as cigarette smokers. And people who smoke pipes more than several times a day are under greater risk. Is there any credible research we can cite when we want to claim that smoking pipes several times a day is not that dangerous?
Thank you all.