pipi_lollipop
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No I'm a smoker, and the 800%. tax & pay on tobacco funds the NHS, curing not jut smoking related diseases. In fact, obesity costs the NHS more than smoking but they don't tax fatty foods or stop treatment unless you lose weight. |
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donna r
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what a stupid question, |
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ā¯‚ BlueBerry ā¯‚
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Of course not. Smoking cigarettes is an addiction, and an addiction is a disease per se. We all should help sick / ill people no matter what, don't you think so ?? |
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MJane21
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yes. especially when we are told the risk today and there help out there to stop smoking |
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andrew f
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They should be given treatment ONLY if THEY pay for it.
This is especially vital in countries (like Australia) where scarce public health resources are expended on people whose reckless acts caused the problem.
This also applies to drunk drivers, drugged drivers, excessive speeders and illegal drug users. |
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Chloegirl7
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No, they should not be refused medical treatment. But what about insurance coverage if they contiue to add to their ailment by smoking? |
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NEW
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no -- because these people do not have brains. |
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ladybugewa
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It's an addiction, remember? That means for a lot of smokers quitting is next to impossible. I think the only way they can refuse me treatment for the cancer is if they provide free detox for nicotine like they do for other addictive substances. |
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Lotte T
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Should alcoholics be refused medical treatment for liver diseases if they don't stop drinking? Should people who live on junk food be denied treatment for heart-related diseases if they continue eating unhealthy foods. And what about AIDS and people who wont use condoms?? You get my drift.... Or is it only smokers that should be "punished"? |
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palaver
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Right after the morbidly obese folks |
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cuccumber
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I look at this way, roughly over a million is spent on funding research work for cancer of all kind including lung cancer, where does these money come from to the governament , by the tax smokers paying ,and from the tax alcoholics paying, so our governament is very funny ,in the first place why should they give licence? it is business...even smokers are alos paying medical insurence, is deniying treatment for them is justified ? when u successfully complete ur medical degree u take oath that u will save the life of a patient irrespective gender,age,race,caste so ,they need special care i think ,they need special attention |
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alexajbully
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Absolutely, if they aren't paying for their treatment themselves. If they are paying for treatment themselves then I guess it's their choice if they want to flush loads of money down the toilet over a filthy habit. I don't imagine that any right-minded insurance company would cover it if they actually knew that the patient was a smoker. Then again...I see stupid stuff all day long.
The next problem that I have with this is that there are probably thousands of people waiting on a transplant list who don't smoke and if the medical treatment consists of lung transplant then I really have a problem it. My daughter has cystic fibrosis and it is realistic to imagine that she will likely need a lung transplant by the time she is 25 or 30...I would kill the smoker on the transplant list above her with my bare hands if it came to that. |
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Sandy
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No we shouldn't be refused treatment, we need help . I'm a smoker {30 years} and not proud but it is an addiction just like drugs,alcohol and gambling. I have really tried to stop smoking but failed and i wish there is something i can take or do that would REALLY help me. |
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Cool Guy
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fantastic thoughts keep it up my answer....... yes |
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BeautifulFairy
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WHY DON'T YOU TELL MY PAPA THAT? HE HAS LUNG CANCER AND GETTING TREATMENT FOR IT. IF THEY WANT TO KEEP ON SMOKING IS IT BOTHERING YOU?
SHOULD YOU DENY A PERSON THAT HAS AIDS FROM TREATMENT OR A DRUG ADDICT WANTING HELP?
SHOULD A PERSON THAT DRINKS AND NEEDS A LIVER SHOULD THEY NOT RECIEVE A TRANSPLANT (WHEN THEY HAVE STOPPED DRINKING BUT WAS ONCE A DRUNK?) |
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wearytraveler47
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No, the tobacco companies should pay for their treatment. This would be no different than someone who had eaten too much fat and had gallstones and refused treatment, or someone with no insurance refused treatment, or illegal aliens refused treatment. I believe cigarettes should be outlawed, but then, I would not like something I partake in made illegal. Cigarettes are an addiction just like drugs, or coffee, or soda, or eating too much. I feel sorry for people who smoke. My husband quit 30 years ago and it was the hardest thing he has ever done. |
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fjgc73
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YES, and if you drink cola beverages you should not be treated for stomach cancer, or if you go to six flags you should not get aid for medications for flu, and if you are gay you should not get a treatment for hemorrhoids......... |
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MojoMan
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No. |
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lokolobo
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No.. But if insurance is flipping the bill it should be priced just like most other insurance cost.. if your a bad driver you pay much more.. if your doing things that you know will make you sick you should have to pay more..
High risk = high price... it's your choice... |
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rinah
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If medicine is all about saving lives where possible, and if smokers PAY to get medically treated, then I think your suggestion is not feasible. |
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robertspraguejr
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The only thing I would add is that smokers often pay higher medical insurance premiums. |
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sugarmagnolia91
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I don't think that would be fair, they are paying for treatment. I think a fair solution would be to quit manufacturing cigarettes. |
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pulmonaryft
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they should still get medical treatment just like everyone else. I am a respiratory major and trust me people smoke all the time even if they are dying. Depending on how bad the lung cancer is they are going to die anyways, why not let them smoke if they want to? If you're going to die you may as well die happy! I mean Pepsi is bad for you but some people want one before they die, it may do them more harm than good..but hey it's what they want |
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Kashish
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No, coz they r also human beings & even if they want 2 leave it they cant coz they r smoke addict & they cant help being addicted |
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DREAK
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Should construction workers be refused treatment when they walk into the hospital with a nail through their hand, or a kid when he shoves a crayon up his nose.....with the amount of tax that smokers pay for their habits.....let'em smoke and be cared for when they die just like anyone else.
Im a smoker.....Im an idiot, but I also use a cell phone, a microwave and live within 5km of power lines.....which one gave me the cancer????
I somehow doubt that people with colon cancer have been smoking out of their asses. |
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