What are you most likely to die from, smoking or drinking?

Question

Just a thought what do you think is the bigger cause of death.
Heavy smoking or heavy drinking? Choose one as I know both are bad for you.

You may be wondering why I asked - I go out with a group of women monthly - I drink - I can drink about up to 6 glasses (more if I'm with a fellow drinker)of white wine with my meal when in good company over 3 hrs+ but my friends smoke and drink between 1 and 4 glasses ... there are always comments about my drinking but no one says anything about smoking (and they smoke a lot during our evening) I've never had a cigarette in my life (I'm 40) due to school lessons and parents smoking - the stench!

Answer 1

As you have made this a personalised question rather than a general one, I'm not going to pick one or the other.
So Yah boo!!
I have been knocking the booze back from a very early age about 16 years old when I started, ditto smoking.
What I am most likely to die from is old age, if I die because of booze it will be because I have staggered in front of a bus or fallen down the stairs.
What ever the cause of my death it will be old age, I am now old (70), so I'm ready for it!
Just a few problems on my mind, if I turn up at the pearly gates with a ciggy in my mouth will Jesus let me in? The other is will there be a bar there??
If the answer to either of these questions is no, then I don't want to go there!!
How about the other spot, at least I should have no problem getting a light! Don't know about the bar though?
Yes you are correct , I am just an old reprobate, you must be correct, my wife tells me often enough!
Ah well, I cant sit here chatting all day, bars are open.

Answer 2

Both can be killers smoke affecting your lungs and heart and drink your liver. The smoking ban has hopefully helped reduce the number of people getting smoking related illness however if you are a smoker you are at greater risk of poor health, illness and possibly death!
Alcohol is also very dangerous but experts say a small amount of alcohol each week can be potentially good for you. Binge drinking increases the health risks associated with eventual death therefore a little now and again is better than lots at once!
Many Mediterranean countries are renowned for drinking alcohol regularly such as the French who have it with most meals, but it is more controlled than in the U.K. and seen more as civilised rather than overindulgence.
I would say smoking would kill you first but drinking isn't far behind.

Answer 3

I would say Drinking. Both are very bad and poisonous to your body, but alcohol is by far the worse of the two.

I have a distant relative who is now hospitalized with severe brain damage, liver damage and Kidney damage, all due to a lifetime of alcoholism. He is 55 and looks like he is 80. He will not live much longer.

One big difference between the two, is that the average smoker smokes much more than the average person who drinks. But consumed in equal amounts, the alcohol will do you in much faster.

Answer 4

Smoking, but you are drinking more than is healthy. Why drink so much wine. Why not stop at 2 or 3 glasses with your meal and then switch to mineral water or coke?

Answer 5

It really depends on how heavy of a smoker or drinker you are and at what age you started. My cousin was a heavy drinker. She had cirrhosis of the liver at age 29, she died of liver failure at 40. My uncle had emphysema early on and then had heart surgery at 41 due to smoking. He died of pneumonia that he contracted in the hospital while recovering from the heart surgery. He couldn't recover from the pneumonia because his lungs were so damaged from so much smoking. My aunt had two major heart surgeries in her 50's. She was a chain smoker. She is now in her 60's, but could drop dead at any given time due to her cardiovascular disease brought on by smoking.

Answer 6

In my opinion, smoking is more likely you are gonna die from. Even though drinking too is. Somiking effects your heart, lungs and brain which will cause you to die more than drinking. Although drinking is bad for your liver, which you can eventually die from. Hope I helped out. ^_^

Answer 7

Heavy drinking, this is because you can pass out and throw up only resulting in suffacation. It is also very bad for your liver, George Best died of an alcohol related illness i think

Answer 8

I'd say smoking, because it's bad for you no matter what. If you drink moderately it has some health benefits.

Answer 9

Most probably smoking, but neither will do much for you in the health stakes.

Answer 10

Smoking!But they are both hazardous to health like you said.