As an occasional cigar smoker, I’ve had these discussions with doctors. My personal physician waves off the risks of cigar smoking compared to cigarettes mostly because cigar smoke is not inhaled by the user. I know a very small handful of die hards who inhale, but having accidentally taken in a small bit of cigar smoke, it’s incredibly harsh. I’ve never touched a cigarette in my life but I know the chemicals they use to quick cure the tobacco and put in the papers are far more dangerous than a natural tobacco wrapper.
That said, I am trying to quit due to the effects on my stomach. To each their own, I suppose.
“My personal physician waves off the risks of cigar smoking compared to cigarettes mostly because cigar smoke is not inhaled by the user.”
That’s why it’s called puffing on a cigar.
I still have cigars from 28 years ago. I have the AF 8-5-8’s that I bought when my son was born. He is 26. But I don’t smoke them anymore.