I've heard more than one smoker profess that he's not really interested in living those final, bed-ridden years anyway, but I think it is better explained this way: Smoking is dehabilitating, immediately. A 23 year-old smoker might have the skin of a non-smoking 24 year-old. A 39 year-old smoker might have the cardio-health of a 43 year-old, and the corpse of a 81-year old smoker, might have the deadness of a typical 89-year old. You are cutting years off of your life, right in the middle, potentially really good ones. This applies to other dehabilitating activities too.

Sorry so preachy. I have to do these public service messages as a consequence of my organ piracy conviction.

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