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New York Times
Social Smoking Takes a Lasting Toll
(Credit:Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press)
Among the 45 million smokers in the United States, about 19 percent don’t smoke every day. These occasional smokers — people who smoke only on the weekends or just a few times a week in social situations — often believe they are avoiding the health worries typically associated with smoking.
But new research shows that even occasional cigarette smoking can impair artery function, a sign of looming heart disease.
In a small study, researchers at the University of Georgia recruited 18 healthy college students, half of whom were nonsmokers. The other half were occasional smokers, who puffed less than a pack a week and had not smoked for at least two days before undergoing testing. The study, published online in the journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, used ultrasound scans to measure how the students’ arteries responded to changes in blood flow.
The researchers used a blood pressure cuff to reduce blood flow to the forearm for up to 10 minutes. Then they rapidly deflated the cuff and measured how the main artery in the forearm responded to the sudden change in blood flow.
The study found that the arteries of occasional smokers were 36 percent less responsive to changes in blood flow than nonsmokers. After the initial test, the occasional smokers had two cigarettes before undergoing the test again. That exam showed that arterial responsiveness dropped by another 24 percent compared to before they smoked.
“We wanted to determine whether occasional smoking can impair flow-mediated dilation and found that repeated bouts of cigarette smoking — even if classified as occasional — appear to increase the risk for developing cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young people,” said lead author Lee Stoner, a former doctoral student and now a researcher at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand, in a press release.
The researchers said the lasting effect of occasional smoking on artery health was surprising.
“Most people know that if they have a cigarette or two over the weekend that it’s not good for their arteries,” said study co-author Kevin McCully, a professor of kinesiology in the University of Georgia College of Education, also in a press release. “But what they may not be aware of is that the decrease in function persists into the next week, if not longer.”
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2 packs a day for me. i hate people so i smoke alone.
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Smoking is for retards I don't do it.
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2 lighters a day for me. Around children and cancer patients.
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I wish you could smoke at the gym. I hate having to go outside, especially when it's cold out.
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i did it in college cause you use to be able to smoke in bars, now i dont even smoke weed...
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did you guys miss the first post....maybe I should have put it ALL IN CAPS ::)
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I wish you could smoke at the gym. I hate having to go outside, especially when it's cold out.
Smokin' on the treadmill....I tell you I was smokin' on the treadmill...
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2 lighters a day for me. Around children and cancer patients.
Don't you go stealing material without proper credit! >:(
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GetBig has a lot of social pole smokers.
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GetBig has a lot of social pole smokers.
hahah, yes doc. I was waiting on that one. haha
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yes
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Smoking is cool when you can do it in bars. I'm trying to get hooked.
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New York Times
Social Smoking Takes a Lasting Toll
(Credit:Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press)
Among the 45 million smokers in the United States, about 19 percent don’t smoke every day. These occasional smokers — people who smoke only on the weekends or just a few times a week in social situations — often believe they are avoiding the health worries typically associated with smoking.
But new research shows that even occasional cigarette smoking can impair artery function, a sign of looming heart disease.
In a small study, researchers at the University of Georgia recruited 18 healthy college students, half of whom were nonsmokers. The other half were occasional smokers, who puffed less than a pack a week and had not smoked for at least two days before undergoing testing. The study, published online in the journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, used ultrasound scans to measure how the students’ arteries responded to changes in blood flow.
The researchers used a blood pressure cuff to reduce blood flow to the forearm for up to 10 minutes. Then they rapidly deflated the cuff and measured how the main artery in the forearm responded to the sudden change in blood flow.
The study found that the arteries of occasional smokers were 36 percent less responsive to changes in blood flow than nonsmokers. After the initial test, the occasional smokers had two cigarettes before undergoing the test again. That exam showed that arterial responsiveness dropped by another 24 percent compared to before they smoked.
“We wanted to determine whether occasional smoking can impair flow-mediated dilation and found that repeated bouts of cigarette smoking — even if classified as occasional — appear to increase the risk for developing cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young people,” said lead author Lee Stoner, a former doctoral student and now a researcher at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand, in a press release.
The researchers said the lasting effect of occasional smoking on artery health was surprising.
“Most people know that if they have a cigarette or two over the weekend that it’s not good for their arteries,” said study co-author Kevin McCully, a professor of kinesiology in the University of Georgia College of Education, also in a press release. “But what they may not be aware of is that the decrease in function persists into the next week, if not longer.”
Smoking is like getting on an express train, when you wanted local. It was an easy habit to pickup, but difficult to stop. If I was able to smoke occasionally, I would have continued to smoke. One was too many, and a thousand was not enough! :'(
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I used to do it socially, then only went I went on missions and that changed to full time. When I got out in September I quit altogether before.
Don't get started, it's difficult to stop. I quit cold turkey but I had only been smoking for a year.
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smoking makes you look cool and smell good.
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You would need to be a self-destructive idiot to smoke, even socially.
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I wish you could smoke at the gym. I hate having to go outside, especially when it's cold out.
Back in the day, I had a roomate that had a garage full of gym equipment, free weights galore! He used to smoke between sets. I could never figure out how he could breathe when he would do a set after a cig.
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Back in the day, I had a roomate that had a garage full of gym equipment, free weights galore! He used to smoke between sets. I could never figure out how he could breathe when he would do a set after a cig.
my friend used to get shitfaced drunk when we worked out in high school. i just smoked while we worked out.
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my friend used to get shitfaced drunk when we worked out in high school. i just smoked while we worked out.
I did the drinking and working out thing a couple of times.
Not too good of an idea, funny, but bad.
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I enjoy a social smoke here and there and to me it's worth whatever risk.
Habitual smoking on the other hand is something I don't do.
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I'll have one or two when I'm drinking on fridays or weekends, might not now...
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New York Times
Social Smoking Takes a Lasting Toll
(Credit:Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press)
Among the 45 million smokers in the United States, about 19 percent don’t smoke every day. These occasional smokers — people who smoke only on the weekends or just a few times a week in social situations — often believe they are avoiding the health worries typically associated with smoking.
But new research shows that even occasional cigarette smoking can impair artery function, a sign of looming heart disease.
In a small study, researchers at the University of Georgia recruited 18 healthy college students, half of whom were nonsmokers. The other half were occasional smokers, who puffed less than a pack a week and had not smoked for at least two days before undergoing testing. The study, published online in the journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, used ultrasound scans to measure how the students’ arteries responded to changes in blood flow.
The researchers used a blood pressure cuff to reduce blood flow to the forearm for up to 10 minutes. Then they rapidly deflated the cuff and measured how the main artery in the forearm responded to the sudden change in blood flow.
The study found that the arteries of occasional smokers were 36 percent less responsive to changes in blood flow than nonsmokers. After the initial test, the occasional smokers had two cigarettes before undergoing the test again. That exam showed that arterial responsiveness dropped by another 24 percent compared to before they smoked.
“We wanted to determine whether occasional smoking can impair flow-mediated dilation and found that repeated bouts of cigarette smoking — even if classified as occasional — appear to increase the risk for developing cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young people,” said lead author Lee Stoner, a former doctoral student and now a researcher at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand, in a press release.
The researchers said the lasting effect of occasional smoking on artery health was surprising.
“Most people know that if they have a cigarette or two over the weekend that it’s not good for their arteries,” said study co-author Kevin McCully, a professor of kinesiology in the University of Georgia College of Education, also in a press release. “But what they may not be aware of is that the decrease in function persists into the next week, if not longer.”
thanks for posting this, I do occasionally smoke a cigarette, but I won't anymore.
Your time was not wasted, you actually helped someone!
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thanks for posting this, I do occasionally smoke a cigarette, but I won't anymore.
Your time was not wasted, you actually helped someone!
cool ;D
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cool ;D
you didn't help anyone...
Hope this helps...
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you didn't help anyone...
Hope this helps...
hahaha, so you think he will be back to smoking tomorrow noon time
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I hate people who smoke, because I can't stand the smell, and most people can't quit because their will power is for shit...poor worthless fucks.
agreed they are the as same junkies to me, weak as piss.
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agreed they are the as same junkies to me, weak as piss.
What do you think about steroid users?
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What do you think about steroid users?
what do you think about the fact that I got ass fucking raped on full tilt all day today--what a gross day--example 3-4 off suit beat aces--why does he call the raise?
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what do you think about the fact that I got ass fucking raped on full tilt all day today--what a gross day--example 3-4 off suit beat aces--why does he call the raise?
Maybe you didn't bet enough? Avesher are you getting enough social contact in the real world? Maybe you should go see AXA and "talk" to him about the name change.
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Maybe you didn't bet enough? Avesher are you getting enough social contact in the real world? Maybe you should go see AXA and "talk" to him about the name change.
yes I think I will venture out for that specific purpose very soon
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I smoked and drinked socially until a month ago when I quit ...In the past when I prepped for bodybuilding for some strange reason in off season I wouldn't drink or smoke at all as I thought it affected my appetite ...pre contest I would smoke a lot and get drunk once in a while.
I think it's not only unhealthy but I figured the money can go towards more productive and rewarding venues.
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Do you guys social smoke?
Smoking is a hobby that offers many physical, social and psychologial benefits to the user if not overdone. The refined and discerning gentleman comprehends this, and he lights the cigarette, cigar or pipe at the right time and doesen't overdo it. I smoke an average of 10 cigarettes a week, always when I have the time to enjoy the flavor of the cigarette and the benefits of the nicotine without being disturbed. I smoke Parliament extra slims, a British brand Americans aren't aware of, or Minister cigarettes, a very old unfiltered blend from the U.K that isn't made in England anymore, but still is in the Netherlands. I buy mine at a specialized tobacco store that has over two hundred imported brands at an absurd price. But it is worth every cent.
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New York Times
Social Smoking Takes a Lasting Toll
(Credit:Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press)
Among the 45 million smokers in the United States, about 19 percent don’t smoke every day. These occasional smokers — people who smoke only on the weekends or just a few times a week in social situations — often believe they are avoiding the health worries typically associated with smoking.
But new research shows that even occasional cigarette smoking can impair artery function, a sign of looming heart disease.
In a small study, researchers at the University of Georgia recruited 18 healthy college students, half of whom were nonsmokers. The other half were occasional smokers, who puffed less than a pack a week and had not smoked for at least two days before undergoing testing. The study, published online in the journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, used ultrasound scans to measure how the students’ arteries responded to changes in blood flow.
The researchers used a blood pressure cuff to reduce blood flow to the forearm for up to 10 minutes. Then they rapidly deflated the cuff and measured how the main artery in the forearm responded to the sudden change in blood flow.
The study found that the arteries of occasional smokers were 36 percent less responsive to changes in blood flow than nonsmokers. After the initial test, the occasional smokers had two cigarettes before undergoing the test again. That exam showed that arterial responsiveness dropped by another 24 percent compared to before they smoked.
“We wanted to determine whether occasional smoking can impair flow-mediated dilation and found that repeated bouts of cigarette smoking — even if classified as occasional — appear to increase the risk for developing cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young people,” said lead author Lee Stoner, a former doctoral student and now a researcher at Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand, in a press release.
The researchers said the lasting effect of occasional smoking on artery health was surprising.
“Most people know that if they have a cigarette or two over the weekend that it’s not good for their arteries,” said study co-author Kevin McCully, a professor of kinesiology in the University of Georgia College of Education, also in a press release. “But what they may not be aware of is that the decrease in function persists into the next week, if not longer.”
Great article, think I'll show that to a few people. I still react pretty harshly to smokers even though I know I shouldn't. There's a fine line that must be walked in society between infringing on someone's right to do what they will with their own body and respecting other people's rights to upholding standard of living that is not easily met when certain aforementioned others are allowed to do whatever they want with their own bodies-ie, smoking.
I don't have a clear answer, but I do know that the air quality of a small room is dramatically effected by a single cigarette; what about the air quality of a planet in regards to 1.3billion(1/6 of world's population) smokers worldwide, smoking anywhere from a single cigarette to four packs a day? I don't want to take away their rights, but they don't seem to have any problem taking away mine to a healthy environment that I can enjoy. My immediate knee jerk reaction to smokers is a feeling deep seeded anger-my thoughts don't represent those feelings, but they are still my immediate feelings nonetheless. It's a serious flaw in my character, but it's in response to what I immediately perceive as a serious act of violence towards everyone and everything.
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Do any of you guys smoke, yet won't date a chick who smokes? I find chicks that smoke to be weak and unattractive, even though I smoke myself. Same with a broad who over indulges on alcohol, even though I do that as well.
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Do any of you guys smoke, yet won't date a chick who smokes? I find chicks that smoke to be weak and unattractive, even though I smoke myself. Same with a broad who over indulges on alcohol, even though I do that as well.
"Date" or hang with for the night? When I was single it didn't matter if she smoked as long as I got mine, the next day who cares, she was gone anyway.In a relationship, no way, I didn't want everything smelling like shitsmoke.
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Roid boys are ok, they gotta do something to keep up with the nattys who know their shit.
Yeah jumping jacks.
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I love to smoke - but its hard to not get caught in overdoing it and abusing the stuff.
A woman who smokes is a turn on.
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Smoking more the pipe now than cigarettes. I have developed severe bronchitis so I have switched from cigarettes to forms of tobbacco than don't require the person to inhale.
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Smoking more the pipe now than cigarettes. I have developed severe bronchitis so I have switched from cigarettes to forms of tobbacco than don't require the person to inhale.
You reap what you sew, cigaretteMan. Your bronchitis will likely develop into COPD and eventually you will be hauling around an oxygen bottle. Exciting huh??? :)