{"id":636577,"date":"2024-09-29T08:24:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=636577"},"modified":"2024-09-29T08:29:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:29:33","slug":"maybe-cigarettes-and-sugar-are-more-of-a-menace-to-society-than-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/29\/maybe-cigarettes-and-sugar-are-more-of-a-menace-to-society-than-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe cigarettes and sugar are more of a menace to society than guns."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The reason why I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m on a rampage against smoking, is because to practical things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. First, these assholes smoke in public, and they do with impunity(thanks to my friend Dale for the word choice)\u00e2\u20ac\u201d . Everyone is a pussy with no balls, nobody ever tells him to stop and whenever I tell people not to smoke here, these assholes pretend like they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hear me, were they shocked or act indignant. Fuckers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The second thing is the second I smell secondhand secret smoke, it instantly gives me a headache. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re fat and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re like 400 pounds with 80% body fat, you do not give me a headache. You only harm yourself. So the reason why smoking in public is one at the coal is that your secondhand smoke\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Let us assume you could actually give other people headaches, or give other people secondhand smoke lung disease, or even harmed the kids, who still have developing lungs, you must defend your kids.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    \u00e2\u20ac\u201d> the upside of having a bar graph, is that visuals, are much more effective than numbers. So a word to the wise to the anti-smoking corporations into the anti-smoking groups, use more graphics not numbers. Nobody cares about numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    It could be argued that cigarettes and sugar pose a larger threat to public health than guns, based on their long-term, widespread impacts on mortality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Cigarettes<\/strong>: Smoking kills 480,000 people annually<\/strong> in the U.S., making it a significant public health issue. Smoking-related deaths often result from chronic diseases like lung cancer, heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Importantly, smoking not only affects the smoker but also harms non-smokers through second-hand smoke oai_citation:4,Facts About U.S. Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use | Alcohol Use | CDC<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Sugar and Obesity<\/strong>: Excessive sugar consumption, particularly through sugary drinks and processed foods, contributes heavily to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Obesity alone is linked to over 190,000 deaths annually<\/strong> oai_citation:3,Burden Calculated for Preventable Causes of Death | Harvard Medical School<\/a>. Furthermore, added sugar can contribute to metabolic disorders and cardiovascular problems, making it a significant but often overlooked health risk oai_citation:2,Burden Calculated for Preventable Causes of Death | Harvard Medical School<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Guns<\/strong>: While gun deaths, around 48,000 annually<\/strong>, are tragic, they are often concentrated in specific events like homicides and suicides. These are catastrophic in their immediate effects but do not generally cause long-term, widespread health deterioration in the same way that smoking or diet-related issues do oai_citation:1,jamanetwork.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      When viewed from a public health perspective, cigarettes and sugar are slower but broader threats, affecting millions over time through preventable diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. In contrast, gun violence, though tragic and urgent in its own right, tends to be more acute and specific in its effects. Therefore, in terms of total societal burden, cigarettes and sugar likely have a more widespread impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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