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Gays More Likely to Have Terrible Smoker’s Breath
“Men and women who are gay or lesbian are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to smoke, according to findings from a review study carried out by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The findings, published in the August issue of the journal, Tobacco Control, show that as many as 37 percent of homosexual women and 33 percent of homosexual men smoke. That compares to national smoking rates of 18 percent for women and 24 percent for men in the 2006 National Health Interview Survey.” [UNC News]
I don’t believe this, I live in a state that has some of the most anti-smoking laws on the books, and, about the only people I see smoking outside of bars are straight folks or in cars with kids. And this survey was done in tobacco country? I’ll take it with a grain of salt.
I also wonder if there are epid. studies, which show who get sick with smoking-related illness. Are gays more likely to get COPD? In CA here, there is almost no public space to smoke, and buying smokes is getting harder and harder. (which I am glad for). A friend of mine was a bartender, and he used to wake up HACKING from the second hand crap.
The kind of people I see hanging outside of gay bars smoking are the same bridge and tunnel folks that come to town to binge drink and act out in other destructive ways. Hang up that cell phone and quit tattooing your self!
I really hate when I see a cute boy, and the moment I say, “Oh, he’s cute,” he lights up a fucking cig. Every damn time.
@naprem:
Wasn’t that a Brooke Shields anti smoking campaign from 25 years ago? LOL
Since addiction rates are reportedly higher for us, I’m not surprised that smoking rates are, as well. Oppress folks long enough and hard enough and they’ll respond with self-destructive behavior.
I’m just stunned that anybody still smokes. It’s a bitch to kick, so best not to start.
@naprem: ++
@RichardR:
Makes perfectly good sense to me.
B zd joke, I know, but gay folks are “burned-up” over all the crap we have to take.
But that doesn’t excuse my crummy typing, does it? LOL
B zd joke should read Bad joke.
@RichardR: Makes good sense… what bothers me is that I’ve heard the same for schizophrenics.
Smoking is sexy and makes you look sophisticated.
Flavor country! Anyone who doesn’t like smoking is a fucking hippie doucher.
@TANK:
Oh, please don’t smoke, kids. It’s a terrible habit that will follow your for the rest of your life. Unless you’re bored and want to…then it’s okay. Because life isn’t worth living without smokes–unless it is.
Anyway, smoking is something you should only do on special occasions like monday.
@Fitz:
What…
THey actually allow smoking in bars there?
@strumpetwindsock: It’s a public secret at some bars. Course, at some bars you can suck a dick, but not a cigarette, which is crazy too.
Tank-13 and Fitz-15 your comments made my day! :-)
I would rather suck a dick than smoke a cigarette; undoubtedly to much cell phones, texting etc and not enough of the real thing it’s tacky to smoke while youre sucking someones dick also while your’re fucking even if you’re bored, you can find someone different.
Other drugs are far healthier.
I think it’s still part of the Marlboro man thing-even for dykes.
easier than to talk tough.
Watching a pretty twink light up a cig is a major turn on for me.