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33mongo
08-02-2006, 02:45 AM
I have either been dipping or smoking for about 5 years. I stopped for a few weeks here and there but I can't go with out one of them. And it seems everytime I stop, just the moment I walk into the FD I need some kind of tabacco. Just want some thoughts on which one is trully worse.
ffemt8978
08-02-2006, 02:50 AM
Nobody's died from second-hand spit that I'm aware of, so that eliminates one of the biggest reasons people use to control smoking.

Obviously, they're both bad for you but I believe that chew is considered "more dangerous" to the user because it's in contact with the body longer and is concentrated in a more localized spot.

However, there is no public outcry of lynch 'em if you're chewing as there is for smoking.

Personally, I used to be a three pack a day smoker but gave it up and switched to chew when I started working around pure hydrogen in the military. Something about hydrogen and flames that makes things go BOOM!
33mongo
08-02-2006, 02:54 AM
I never in my short life have smoked more that 10 a day. But dipping just some times doesn't work. You know those bad days. But the thing about dip is I CAN breath better of course. Being a firefighter I need the lung space.
MMiz
08-02-2006, 03:04 AM
I don't believe you can really quantify which is worse. Both are horrible for your body, but you really don't need any of us to tell you that. This (http://www.ducktexas.com/tobaccofacts/smokevschew.asp) site is really elementary, but I think it makes some good points.

I know people who now chew instead of smoke. It seems to work for them. Besides the obvious I know many people smoke because of habit. I'm guessing you used to smoke a lot in the FD?

Why not just try to quit both? Yeah yeah I know it's almost impossible, but you might as well aim high.

Take care,
Chimpie
08-02-2006, 06:17 AM
I started smoking while at Toyota because of all the downtime. Sometimes the days got boring, the smokers were all out shooting the poo, I would be out talking with them and I just picked it up. How did I quit? I just did. Gave it up cold turkey. If you smoke less than a pack a day you can quit too.