Re "Michelle said when they moved to the White House she needed to get him to stop.":
Not a good idea to have someone suffering withdrawal symptoms when they have a finger on the nuclear trigger. Here in the UK the authorities are just now debating whether to ban smoking in mental institutions. Stopping someone with a serious mental condition from lighting up will only exacerbate their distress. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : 'cept veryone in the US knows he's a smoker. Michelle said when they moved to the White House she needed to get him to stop. On 06/10/2015 04:33 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re my own post: I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okaaaaay. Any questions?": Ye gods! He's taken my advice! "Can you tell us — is the President — does he have a pack of cigarettes in his hand?” asked April Ryan, a White House correspondent . . . ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> mailto:s3raphita@... wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> mailto:s3raphita@... wrote : Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual discipline": What about David Lynch? Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he was - and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on doctor's orders) at the close of his time with us. But he took to chewing tobacco instead! I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okaaaaay. Any questions?" ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony2k5@...> mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke. They become cancerous in the morale of the work place. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> mailto:s3raphita@... wrote : Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before. If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!) There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . . ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <dhamiltony2k5@...> mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways.. http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway- http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drugSetting The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway Drug' Setting The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway Drug' Denise Kandel coined the term, often associated with marijuana, in a research paper 40 years ago. But her work suggested nicotine, not pot, was most likely to lead to the use of harder drugs. View on www.npr.org Preview by Yahoo
