[mugs99]

Using proper statistical methods
In America, 28% of the population aged 15+ smokes...The lung cancer death rate per 100,000 aged 15+ is 86.

In Japan, 59% of the population aged 15+ smokes...The lung cancer death rate per 100,000 aged 15+ is 47.

Statistics clearly show that speaking english doubles your lung cancer risk.
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[gondramB]

>>Statistics clearly show that speaking english doubles your lung cancer risk.<<

That's funny. not remotely accurate. But funny.

[gondramB]

>>Statistics clearly show that speaking english doubles your lung cancer risk.<<

Just to give a little better answer - there are different types of lung cancer. Americans and Chinese, particularly Chinese women have fairly high rates of lung cancer from causes other than cigarettes.

The Japanese only began to serious smoke cigarettes in the 1950's. Since then Japanese lung cancer rates have gone up by 1000%.

In addition to smoking there are other environmental factors and non-modifiable risk factors. Nonetheless smoking clearly causes cancer in many people.

I believe this is a risk human can take if they want and the government should not interfere.

That's a different question as to whether people are allowed to use the drug in way that it gets on people who do not consent. Smokers clearly have no right to go into public spaces and force other people to use the drug too - even in small quantities any more than aspirin uses would have the right to put aspirin in people's drinks in a bar.