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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
The very thought of buying cheap cigarettes may sound very stupid to most smokers since companies selling tobacco products are having a lot of legal hassles and the state governments are levying more taxes and that too at unheard of rates which has made finding cigarettes at low or even discounted costs a pretty difficult thing. Today, no longer do the local newsstands and convenience stores provide discount cheap cigarettes, which was the case some five years back.
There was a time when a pack of cheap Marlboro cigarettes cost you between three dollars fifty cents and four dollars per pack and then the cost rose to about eight dollars within the span of just one year and today you would indeed be lucky if you only paid seven dollars fifty cents per pack.
However, finding cheap cigarettes today is still possible if you settle for brands that are not part of the established tobacco companies and even from cheap online retailers that are not given to charging high state as well as federal taxes. However, if you are one of those who will not settle for anything less than a pack of Marlboro, Camel, Salem, Winston, B&H, Kool, Rothmans and even Merit or Parliament then you would need to source your cheap discount cigarettes from outlets that don’t have to charge customers these taxes.
Another option is for you to search the Internet where there are many online discount cigarettes stores and a case in point is Discount Cigarettes Shopping Guide that will keep checking and updating its list of retailers and which, when you subscribe to their newsletter, will let you know about changes in prices and also special promotions and also when new additions take place so that you can get the best deal possible.
According to reports on the business of discount cigarettes, it has been found that there are as many as one hundred forty seven web sites alone in the US that are selling discount cigarettes though it is also true that discount cigarettes online sales are as yet in a nascent stage.
Till now, most tobacco companies were using oligopolistic and uniform pricing strategies though of late there has been introduced discount coupons as well that should help these companies to sell more cigarettes, though it is believed that such discount coupon cigarette sales will only be temporary as a means to make cheap discount cigarettes available to the smokers. And, in fact, discount coupon pricing was discontinued in Canada in the year 1972 when manufacturers themselves started to prohibit such discount coupon sales. Also, things have not become any easier for cigarette companies with the coming of the ban on cigarette advertising.
Nevertheless, in the US there are many stores and outlets as well as web portals where you can find information regarding cigarettes and tobacco and who have just very recently started to give out online discount coupons so that customers can buy their favorite cigarettes at a cheaper rate, and along with callback-services, this web portal helps you connect to stores that are authentic so that you can get your discount coupon and buy considerably cheaper cigarettes online.
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Mark Markson
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Almost everybody knows that smoking is bad for the health. Images of blackened lungs line school hallways and hospital waiting rooms, but despite this people continue to take up smoking. This may have to do with the pervasive romantic image of smoking — an image that has nothing in common with reality.
There are many ways to take tobacco. You can chew it, inhale it through the nose, and smoke it in the form of cigars or cigarettes. No matter how it is taken it is dangerous, but because smoking is the most popular way to consume tobacco it has also received the greatest attention from the medical field and the media.
When a smoker inhales a puff of cigarette smoke, the large surface area of the lungs allows nicotine to pass into the blood stream almost immediately. It is this nicotine “hit” that smokers crave, but there is a lot more to smoke than just nicotine. In fact, there are more than 4000 chemical substances that make up cigarette smoke and many of them are toxic.
Cigarette smoke is composed of 43 carcinogenic substances and more than 400 other toxins that can also be found in wood varnish, nail polish remover, and rat poison. All of these substances accumulate in the body and can cause serious problems to the heart and lungs.
Cancer is the most common disease associated with smoking. Smoking is the cause of 90% of lung cancer cases and is related to 30% of all cancer fatalities. Other smoking-related cancers include cancers of the mouth, pancreas, urinary bladder, kidney, stomach, esophagus, and larynx.
Besides cancer, smoking is also related to several other diseases of the lungs. Emphysema and bronchitis can be fatal and 75% of all deaths from these diseases are linked to smoking.
Smokers have shorter lives than non-smokers. On average, smoking takes 15 years off your life span. This can be explained by the high rate of exposure to toxic substances which are found in cigarette smoke.
Smokers also put others at risk. The dangers of breathing in second-hand smoke are well known. Smokers harm their loved ones by exposing them to the smoke they exhale. All sorts of health problems are related to breathing in second-hand smoke. Children are especially susceptible to the dangers of second-hand smoke because their internal organs are still developing. Children exposed to second-hand smoke are more vulnerable to asthma, sudden infant death syndrome, bronchitis, pneumonia, and ear infections.
Smoking can also be dangerous for unborn children. Mothers who smoke are more likely to suffer from miscarriages, bleeding and nausea, and babies of smoking mothers have reduced birth weights or may be premature. These babies are more susceptible to sudden infant death syndrome and may have lifelong health complications due to chest infections and asthma.
It is never too late to give up smoking, even those who have smoked for 20 years or more can realize tremendous health benefits from giving up the habit.
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put out cigarette
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
can you die bye getting a cigarette put out on your lip?
can you die bye getting a cigarette put out on your lip?
Possibly, but unlikely. It’s just a burn. Wash it, put some aloe on it, and if it’s severe, see the doctor. Remember, you can die from a paper cut if it gets severely infected, but it’s very unlikely. Unless it’s a really bad burn, don’t worry too much about it.
“I just fukin put out a cigarette on my fukin foot!”
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
Newton’s third law puts it this way: For every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. But the old ’70s soul song says it all much more colorfully: You always have to pay for the fun you’ve had.
No matter what your hobby or pet pastime, there’s always some undesirable aspect that has to be dealt with. If you’re an athlete, you may have to spend the occasional Monday morning icing a pulled muscle. Sports spectators have to deal with hard bleacher seats, cold weather, and possibly obnoxious bellowing from the guy in the next row-unless you catch the game on TV, where you just have to put up with odd camera angles. Or let’s say you like reading: Obsessive readers may end up with slight vision problems-in fact, graduate students in literature are often advised that they should expect (and be checked for) increased nearsightedness with each year of study. Too much TV can induce apathy and is positively correlated with depression and obesity (and with infomercials, a far worse fate). And most everybody enjoys video games, but if you enjoy them too much, you may-there are documented cases of this-incur a repetitive stress injury to your thumb. As for pet owners, well, let’s not even talk about all the poop-scooping that becomes part of your life.
And cigar smokers have their own result of fun to consider. Specifically, the aromatic scent of their favorite cigar may attach to unwelcome places such as clothes. In fact, back when cigar smoking was the universal habit of Victorian gentleman, many of these smokers would maintain a separate outfit to wear when smoking, which would absorb the fumes. (Thus the terms “smoking jacket” and “smoking cap,” which we still use.)
But it’s the effect of a cigar scent settling on breath that some cigar smokers may find troublesome. The considerate cigar smoker is aware of this and plans accordingly. Here are some suggestions to help you pay for the enjoyment you’ve had-without paying too much!
1) Choose good cigars. This may seem like an obvious point, but the better-made the cigar, the less chemical the odor. Buy well-made, hand-rolled, long-filler cigars from a quality cigar outlet or online store.
2) For while you’re smoking: Drink tea, or eat. (Mild-flavored teas are most recommended; as for foodstuffs, consider dark chocolates or other simple, strong-but-not-too-strong tastes.) “Cutting” your cigar with food or drink can help absorb both the aftertaste and the effects on breath.
3) Keep some fresh parsley on hand-or even a parsley plant in your kitchen or living room, or whatever room is nearest to the place where you smoke. This herb has traditionally come recommended for its odor-killing powers.
4) Chew gum. Mint-flavored gums are recommended, the stronger the better.
5) On that note, try chewing raw mint. As with parsley, you can keep it around in its herbal form and chew it undiluted after a cigar. You can also keep strong breath mints on hand.
6) Mouth sprays, as well as mouthwashes specifically intended for cigar smokers, are available commercially, and can be purchased from cigar stores or online cigar retailers. These are highly recommended. They’re made by people who understand. Some of the anti-cigar-breath mouthwashes have the side benefit of clearing away the tar that might otherwise stain your teeth. If these mouthwashes aren’t available, a typical mouthwash and a good tooth-brushing will be a lot better than nothing.
7) To avoid breath problems the next morning after a smoke: After a smoke, never go to bed without eating something. Even if it’s just a tiny, simple snack, it “cuts” the cigar and reduces breath problems while seeming to absorb and clear away the odors in your mouth.
So, to recap: enjoy good cigars. Drink tea or eat while you smoke, or after you smoke. Brush your teeth like Mom said, and use a good mouthwash-perhaps especially a mouthwash intended for cigar smokers. And mint and thyme help too, especially for those days when you have to rush from your smoke to a work meeting or a date.
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Message From Electronic Cigarette Association President Matt Salmon
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Sunday, February 25th, 2007
I’m in High School and Im saying a speech on how smoking is affecting youth in Australia…?
Does anyone have any opinions or ideas?
What do you think the government should do to help with the smoking problem?
So far i’m thinking… cigarettes be put only in places such as chemists for the government. The places can only sell a certain amount that is not an actual overdose on nicotine and the other chemicals, even though cigarettes are still life threatening. Also the government should give something like IDs for the chemists and places to know how much the person can actually take. But wouldn’t people be able to have fake IDs? Or maybe the person could show the id and then details can be checked on the computer or something like that? There could be once a week councelling for smokers in local government areas? The cigarette tax should stay high while things like anti smoking patches should come down to encourage smokers to take the cheaper healthier option. Also absolutely NO ads to promote smoking…
any ideas? or suggestions…
Another thing you may want to consider is that many people actually make their living off selling cigarettes and nicotine related products. Perhaps the government could offer them some sort of financial incentive to reduce their cigarette sales.
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