[EGPWS]

In 1993, smoking cost the Medicare program about $14.2 billion, or approximately 10 percent of Medicare's total budget. On average, nonsmokers survived 1.6 - 3.9 years longer than those who have never smoked.

Some one has been caught by their own lies with that one.

If smoking is such a risk and a burden at the same time, why did I cack from heart issues 15 years after quiting?

I can guarantee that IF I were to be smoking at the time of my demise that smoking would have been labeled as the cause of it.

[SheLion]

Some one has been caught by their own lies with that one.

They think we are so stupid out here, EGPWS! Well, they can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but they can't fool all of the people ALL of the time.

I have a half a notion to write someone about this.

[dalereed]

"On average, nonsmokers survived 1.6 - 3.9 years longer than those who have never smoked."

When I started smoking at the age of 11 in 1948 it was stated at that time that you would shorten your life by 5-7 years, how did it get to 1.6-3.9 now that it's been declared so dangerous.

With almost everyone in my family history living to be between 90 and 100 and a few more than 100 why should I even consider quiting. I was happy with the 5-7 years!