1. I think financing it is well advanced only in some countries (2-5.) and the others few!

Posted at 4:01PM on Oct 23rd 2006 by Ann

2. I'm sorry but I hvae to agree with the medical care people. Smokers know that smoking is dangeous to their health. They are taking the risk of acquiring diseases such as emphysema, cancer, etc. It is a choice that they make, and with every choice there are possible consequencs. Whereas there are people who are making sacrifices forthe sake of their health. I don't think smokers shoudl be denied care. I, however, believe that non-smokers should be prioritized.

Posted at 2:40AM on Nov 16th 2006 by Anthony Bourne

3. It's a shame, because smoking has long been recognized as not merely a habit, but as an addicition--an illness in itself. Yes, people choose to START smoking, mostly young people who are hopelessly susceptible to savvy marketing and peer pressure. But in the long run few actually choose to CONTINUE smoking--but by then they're addicted, and choice means little.

It sets a dangerous precedent for everyone when groups are singled out to be denied medical care. What next? I'm a "bad risk" because I'm a cancer survivor. Should I be turned away because my medical care might cost more than someone else's? And do they take into account how the patients actually got sick? Should a smoker who grew up in a household of smokers, addicted virtually from birth as so many are, be penalized? And obesity... Thyroid condition, lousy parenting, Twinkie addiction, the common outgrowth of seeking solace from an abusive spouse in overeating? Who's deciding? It's another example of how health care and healthcare are becoming interchangeable terms: health itself is becoming inextricably linked with money. In too many cases Hippocratic should be changed to Hypocritic.

I would LOVE to have lower insurance rates because I'm a non-smoker who's in decent shape. But penalizing people because they may have contributed to their own problems? Dangerous territory indeed.

Example: what would you do if the hospital refuses to save your leg because the auto accident was your fault? An ugly growth from the same root. Very scary precedents.

Regards,
Richard Day Gore

Posted at 1:39PM on Nov 28th 2006 by richard day gore

4. Some people have taken cigarette smoking for fashion but this leads to the dangers of smoking such as a Breast cancer. The studies and researches draw a line between truth and myth.

One of existing misunderstanding about cigarette smoking is the myth that young men generally get addicted fast to cigarette smoking, but actually it has been found that young women adapt this bad habit much quickly than young men.

It's not about men or women but the list of dangers of smoking never ends making it a never-ending process. Thinking that it will free them of tensions and stress, smoker take cigarette happily but it releases them of their life. Dull look is easily visible on face.

Posted at 10:01AM on Dec 22nd 2006 by Stop Smoking Tips