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Originally Posted by tjlazer
Caffeine highly addictive? Hardly. No way near at the levels of Nicotine.
Funny as all the health professionals say the more coffee you drink the better at preventing cancer it is. But they do warn you want to stay under 5 cups as day as it can raise your heart rate and be counter productive. How many cigs can I smoke to help reduce cancers?
Coffee may help prevent cancer
Even if it is addictive (I'm sure it is, probably at the same level as sugar is), it's not bad for you and it won't make you withdraw like Nicotine. Some say Tobacco is bad but Nicotine is not and say it's like Caffeine. Wrong. Remember Nicotine is actually a poison. No comparison. |
Nicotine isn't even listed as a carcinogen. It is "poisonous", but a lethal dose is not coming from regular small doses. Hell, enough alcohol will kill you as well. You can even poison yourself with water, believe it or not. Most of the health risks ARE associated with the additives in cigarettes, which include arsenic and tar.
Caffeine is bad for humans. It can lead to sleep deprivation, hyperactivity, and several stress-related conditions. It can be used to excess as well, and speaking from personal experience, it can have dramatic withdrawal symptoms.
I'm not defending smoking. I just think your attitude against one legal substance while accepting the other rapidly abused and similarly dangerous substances is hypocritical.
But we've veered way off topic. I think we both agree that cigarette smoking is bad for your health, and 4r3s here is doing a great service to himself by quitting.