Pipe Smoking = Unhealthy?

Using tobacco in any form drastically increases your chance of cancer.  That includes pipes.

Less dangerous than cigarettes?  Dunno - but pipes are pretty darn dangerous.  Kind of like 150mph is "less dangerous" than 180mph.

i wouldn't say that it's addicting like cigs because of the amount of nicotine your body is taking in.  although you will be taking some in.  yes, it's still bad for you, but not as bad as cigs or cigars.  

I smoke Cigars.. and have debated this subject many times... with cigarettes, you actually inhail, but it is normally filtered. Cigars, you don't inhail, Pipe, I'm pretty sure is the same way, just just roll it around in your mouth, then blow it out. If you inhailed pipe (since it's non-filtered) you would basically be doing the same amount of harm as inhailing a cigar... which is just not good at all. So in the end, yes, if you inhail pipe or a cigar, they are both equally bad, and are MUCH worse than cigarettes, because they aren't meant to be inhailed(cigarettes are) pipes and cigars (atleast cigars) arent.

Well, technically speaking, you will ALWAYS get some smoke into your lungs. Honostly, I would be more worried of jaw cancer. Cigar smokers normally get mouth\jaw cancer more-so than lung cancer (if they smoke correctly), same with Pipe smokers.

Davy Jones wrote: I smoke Cigars.. and have debated this subject many times... with cigarettes, you actually inhail, but it is normally filtered. Cigars, you don't inhail, Pipe, I'm pretty sure is the same way, just just roll it around in your mouth, then blow it out. If you inhailed pipe (since it's non-filtered) you would basically be doing the same amount of harm as inhailing a cigar... which is just not good at all. So in the end, yes, if you inhail pipe or a cigar, they are both equally bad, and are MUCH worse than cigarettes, because they aren't meant to be inhailed(cigarettes are) pipes and cigars (atleast cigars) arent.

That is a very dangerous misconception.

Cigars are just as bad. You have just as much chance for mouth/tongue/lip cancer as you do with any other tobacco product.

I like Cigars, but lets be honest.

Tae Kwon Do wrote: Davy Jones wrote: I smoke Cigars.. and have debated this subject many times... with cigarettes, you actually inhail, but it is normally filtered. Cigars, you don't inhail, Pipe, I'm pretty sure is the same way, just just roll it around in your mouth, then blow it out. If you inhailed pipe (since it's non-filtered) you would basically be doing the same amount of harm as inhailing a cigar... which is just not good at all. So in the end, yes, if you inhail pipe or a cigar, they are both equally bad, and are MUCH worse than cigarettes, because they aren't meant to be inhailed(cigarettes are) pipes and cigars (atleast cigars) arent. That is a very dangerous misconception. Cigars are just as bad. You have just as much chance for mouth/tongue/lip cancer as you do with any other tobacco product. I like Cigars, but lets be honest.

Well, on that, I was talking primarly on Lung Cancer.. which is much higher with Cigarettes because you actually inhail... so I wasn't "lying" on that factor. And as I listed a post or two above this, the main problems with Cigar\Pipe smoking is the risk of mouth\jaw cancer.. not lung cancer which is associated more so with cigarettes... this makes me want to go get a Hooka lol.


Edited by Davy Jones - 19 October 2006 at 1:32am

Basically, yes, they are just as dangerous.
However, one thing I am thinking about, but am not sure of it's overall impact:
Generally one smokes far less when they use a Pipe, or Cigars, right?

Right. This is as I pretty much figured. Clark, I've seen some mouth area cancer sufferers in DARE way back in the day. Not a pretty sight.

I've heard some misconceptions, Wiki didn't really help, and my folks had no idea, so I figured I should ask you guys. I didn't really intend to smoke anything anytime soon, but I figure I've got a healthy 60+ years left, not taking account of possible intervention, so there's always the future. I figured I should get a collective opinion.

Thanks.

And Whale, I'll have to find some good stats.

Edited by DeTrevni - 19 October 2006 at 1:33am

I lived at a place for 15 years where we had to have water delivered by truck, the driver got lip and mouth cancer from smoking cigars and cigars only.  He was in his 50's and he said he smoked his last cigaratte when he was in his 30's.  He had his lower lip removed and when he started driving again, it was disgusting to see him with no lower lip and dabbing at his drool.  He ended up getting this amazing prosthetic lower lip that was very hard to discern from a real one, but the  reality was he was primarily a cigar smoker.

Well.. if you're that worried, you could buy a filter for your Pipe. They sell them at my cigar store... basically just pop it into your pipe... and it catches the "nasty" stuff.