My parents and every adult I grew up around smoked, and no one in my family had any allergies what so ever. I am not claiming this article is right- I just don’t know that cigarettes cause allergies or prevent them.
“What I have noticed is that it sure seems to me there are more people now with allergies of all types than there were when I grew up. I knew exactly one child with asthma during my childhood and it was very rare for anyone to be allergic to anything. Now it seems most children and adults have some allergy issues and childhood asthma is through the roof.”
There is data out there that shows the rise of asthma is almost exactly in direct correlation with the fall of smoking in this country. It can’t be just coincidence.
Science is now using nicotine for medicinal purposes.
It isn’t ALL bad. Science should be allowed to prove this point without being accused of being bought off by someone or another.
I have an open mind for the research- I do know in some things exposure to something can keep you from getting ill. If that wasn’t true then vaccines would be worthless.
It would sure be ironic if in my lifetime I would live to see smoking go full circle from being acceptable to being the worst thing one can do back to acceptable. I don’t see that happening but I see things happen every day I never expected to see.
I do think there is a definate benefit to smoking- the reason most people smoke is to relieve stress. As smoking goes down we do see stress go up.