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It's that you've got the right combination of mutations," Professor Curnow said. Studies have shown light and intermittent smokers have nearly the same risk of heart disease as people who smoke daily, Professor Currow said. Very fine blood vessels that are vital to keeping your heart healthy are damaged by smoking, he says. Harm to the same tiny blood vessels also contributes to erectile dysfunction in males.

An occasional cigarette is connected to a host of other illnesses too: Because smoking is highly addictive, smoking "a little" can all too easily turn into smoking more. Non-daily smokers who smoke over three packs a month are just as likely to still be smoking after 14 years as daily smokers, Professor Currow said.

He notes that many social smokers binge smoke when they do smoke, rather than just having a cigarette or two. The number who say, 'Yes, I love smoking. I know the risks and I don't want to stop,' is probably less than 1 in 10," he said. Although smoking rates have been on a downward trend , it is unclear whether the rate of social smokers in Australia is changing. Doctors want to dispel the myth shisha aka hookah or water pipes are safer than cigarettes. One form of social smoking that's a relatively recent trend is when people gather to smoke tobacco in shishas or water pipes, also known as hookah pipes.

The practice, which arose in some Arabic countries, took off in Australia several years ago, Professor Currow said.

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There are now shisha cafes and hookah lounges where people smoke together, sometimes sharing the same shisha, he said. Sometimes the smoke is flavoured by being passed through a piece of fruit like a mango or pineapple. You can get very major exposure over a short space of time.

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Within 12 hours of your last cigarette, blood carbon monoxide levels are much lower and after a year, the risk of coronary heart disease will be half of what it once was as a smoker. If you quit before the age of 35, your life expectancy will be much the same as someone who has never smoked.

If you're a social smoker wanting to quit, it can help to ask friends to discourage you from smoking in social situations. Cutting down on alcohol can also help some social smokers who tend to smoke more when they drink. And you might think about the people around you who have to breathe in the smoke you exhale in social situations.

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Some research has suggested this is a stronger motivator for social smokers to quit than education about health impacts on yourself. If that's really the case, walk away from it," Professor Currow said. You can find resources to help you quit on the Australian Government's Quitnow website. If you have inside knowledge of a topic in the news, contact the ABC. ABC teams share the story behind the story and insights into the making of digital, TV and radio content. Read about our editorial guiding principles and the enforceable standard our journalists follow. Fitness Medicine Mental health Diet Programs.

Will an occasional cigarette damage your health? Even if you smoke only occasionally, you are still exposed to long-term risks. It's holiday season, so many of us are partying a bit more than usual.

But how bad is it to smoke occasionally? But the bottom line is every cigarette exposes your body to harmful chemicals. What sort smoker are you teaser box What type of smoker are you?

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Groups of low-level or occasional smokers include: Smoking quiz pic teaser Smoking quiz: How much do you know about cigarettes? Water pipe story teaser Shisha warning. The World Health Organisation has recommended a ban on indoor smoking of e-cigs as part of tougher regulation of products dangerous to children. When I took my fateful first puff, what, I reasoned, would be the harm? The tobacco in real cigarettes, when it burns, releases more than 5, toxic chemicals into the lungs and bloodstream, including tar, arsenic, carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide. By comparison, ENDS comprises a liquid cartridge containing highly addictive nicotine, flavourings and a cocktail of lesser-discussed chemicals; a heating device to turn liquid into vapour, and a power source to heat the device, usually a rechargeable lithium ion battery.

But researchers at John Hopkins University have already discovered that e-cigarettes release similarly toxic chemicals to tobacco, which can weaken the pulmonary and immune systems. The World Health Organisation has called for a ban of indoor vaping over fears gases released could be harmful, even to bystanders. So what have my non-smoking friends and I — professionals in our early 30s — opted into? Plus, something about exhaling fake smoke makes me feel strangely iconic, like a s movie star. All this is worth the blinding headaches. Emma, a former project manager at a global advertising agency, says her company handed out e-cigs to all its employees to discourage cigarette breaks.

The novelty definitely encouraged non-smokers to try them. Everyone was inside sucking on these little sticks like something out of Mad Men.

Why are people so scared of e-cigarettes? Now read Rachael Lloyd on her 'a-day' e-cig habit. I was never a committed smoker. Even back in my twenties my flirtation with nicotine was half-hearted. Yet as I sucked on an e-cigarette, I was struck by how lovely it felt to breathe so deeply.

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When very stressed I tend to revert to tight, shallow breathing. Vaping encouraged me to expand my lungs properly - even if I was filling them up with mysterious substances. The motion of vaping is soothing and instantly calming, without the guilt that accompanies conventional smoking. I loved the way the tip of my e-cigarette lit up with each drag, mimicking the glow of a cigarette.