Which do you think is worse.smoking or drinking?

Question

Just wondering!

Answer 1

Well if you are going to go meet your maker then put a drink in one hand an a smoke in the other because both will end up killing you at some point in life.

Answer 2

I use to think smoking, because my V-8 use to burn a lot of oil.
Now with the gas prices the way they are, I definetly don't like how much it's drinking!

Seriously though... Drinking to excess causes many more family and social problems. Smoking generally causes many more personal health problems. Smoking is linked to over 30 serious health conditions, and heart attacks and cancer are becoming more and more common in young folks, and I mean 20's and 30's!!! Not a good way to go! As a hospital employee, I have seen terrible, long, painfull, drawn out deaths of young folks from smoking. I've lost my father and brother to heart attacks caused by smoking, and had one myself at age 32. Yes, I quit smoking, but it was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I cast my vote for smoking as worst.

One last thought... Smoking, drinking, overeating, drugs, etc. is all brought on by an underlying problem...STRESS!
Find possitive ways to deal with stress, such as playing sports, hiking, hobbies, talking about it with friends and family, etc.

Answer 3

Smoking. Smoking not only effects the smoker's health strongely but it also affects the health of the people around you. Drinking only effects the person drinking. People who smoke also smoke more often then drinkers drink, at least cigarette smokers do. Drinking done in moderation does not have that much effect on the body. Smoking no matter how much you do it will have effects.

Answer 4

Alcohol does a body good when imbibed in moderation. Glass of wine, etc.

Smoking, even if it were one or two cigarettes, makes one inhale the fumes of a lot of chemicals that went into processing the tobacco, and many of these chemicals are carcinogens.

There is absolutely no good things that come from smoking at all.


By the way, I am an ex-smoker and I do not have a problem with someone smoking, that is their choice. Albeit the second hand smoking issue is slightly bothersome.

Answer 5

Smoking

Answer 6

Both are bad, but, I'd say drinking. Aside from acting like a fool, you're mental facilities are impared.

Both smoking and drinking effect those around you, second hand smoke, people with asthma may have trouble breathing and it makes you stink (along with blackening your lungs and several other side effects).

While drinking makes your breath reek, you vomit, you may be violent to those around you, nobody ever had a car accident from smoking... (a cigarette at least)

While both are bad for you and those around you, drinking can have much worse bagage to go with it.,

Answer 7

Drinking, it makes a man crazy! It affects the personality and the mind, you cant tell me tobacco does that!
It is not dangerous to drive a car smoking, but it certainly is drinking, as is their inevitable accident once they do!

Answer 8

If the person is an alcholic, it is drinking. If not, it's still drinking. People are overly scared of smoking in this society and not drinking

Answer 9

I'd say adhering to the social engineering doctrines of Adolph Hitler is worse. He was a teetotaller and virulent antismoker. His deadliest enemy, Winston Churchill, smoked like a chimney and may have kept an entire distillery in business all by himself.

Answer 10

Smoking...I hate smoking and it can give you and the people around you serious health problems. Drinking is okay as long as it is moderate. A glass of red wine every now and then is good for your health...what cigarette company can say that!!