# Is Smoking Really 'THAT' Bad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 1, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-smoking-really-that-bad/778723 "2017-02-01T02:28:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-smoking-really-that-bad/778723/81 "2017-02-08T00:12:15Z")
A tea made from tobacco makes for a really good insecticide … just saying … ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-smoking-really-that-bad/778723/82 "2017-02-08T00:15:11Z")
Here’s a link. > **[Smoking Can Help Czech Economy, Philip Morris-Little Report Says - WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB995230746855683470)** > > Cigarette Smokers' Frequent Early Deaths It’s behind a paywall. Here is the WSJ headline. “Smoking Can Help Czech Economy, Philip Morris-Little Report Says Cigarette Smokers’ Frequent Early Deaths Offset Federal Medical Costs, Study Finds” ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-smoking-really-that-bad/778723/83 "2017-02-08T01:15:59Z")
You can smoke, or you can smoke _and_ lie to yourself. Whatever does ya. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-smoking-really-that-bad/778723.md?page=4)