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Originally Posted by Detector

According to study you seem to be the exception to the rule. But then we often see only what we're looking for.

What we don't see, even though it's been in every smoking study including the Surgeon General's, is some of the benefits of smoking.

Smoking lowers Parkinson's disease risk

Impact of Smoking on Clinical and Angiographic Restenosis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Severe Gum Recession, Less Of A Risk For Smokers

Twin Study Supports Protective Effect of Smoking For Parkinson's Disease

Does tobacco smoke prevent atopic disorders? A study of two generations of Swedish residents

Shocker: 'Villain' nicotine slays TB

Carbon Monoxide May Alleviate Heart Attacks And Stroke

Smoking Prevents Rare Skin Cancer

Smoking Reduces The Risk Of Breast Cancer

Nitric oxide mediates a therapeutic effect of nicotine in ulcerative colitis

Effects of Transdermal Nicotine on Cognitive Performance in Down's Syndrome

Nicotine Benefits

Parkinson's Disease Is Associated With Non-smoking

Research indicating that nicotine holds potential for non-surgical heart by-pass procedures honored by the american college of cardiology

Smoking Your Way to Good Health

Does maternal smoking hinder mother-child transmission of Helicobacter pylori infection?

Risk of papillary thyroid cancer in women in relation to smoking and alcohol consumption.

Urinary Cotinine Concentration Confirms the Reduced Risk of Preeclampsia with Tobacco Exposure

Smokers have reduced risks of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

The Puzzling Association between Smoking and Hypertension during Pregnancy

Smoking: Protection Against Neural Tube Defects?

All very interesting.

You can kill a bee on your head by hitting it with a hammer but the damage it does isn't really worth it.