Second-hand suicide...

This post is mainly for my non-smoking readers. I'm not sure if I know anyone who doesn't smoke but if I do, this is for you.

Here in Canada we have graphic warnings on our packs of smokes that force you to see the devastating effects of smoking. According to CNN, these warnings are actually working and cause people to think about how gross they are for being a smoker.

Well, this post is not intended to be another smoking rant (although it’ll likely end up that way), but it is smoking that has lead me to this post. You see, there is one warning that has a graph illustrating cause of death. Smoking is the longest bar on this graph, but it is the second bar that always intrigues me.


Suicide is the second highest killer on this graph, killing 3900 Canadians a year. Suicide is a bigger killer than car accidents!

I want to know if the suicide rate has increased or decreased since these labels were printed on my pack of smokes. I bet it has increased because some people are not proud of being a smoker. I fall into this category every once in a while if I am around a bunch of non-smoking wussies and I really wanna fire one up but feel awkward about doing it. In those types of situations, I often feel like killing myself because I want a smoke soooo bad but I don't want my company to see the rotten gums on my pack.

Thankfully, I can never find any rope and I stopped carrying a gun shortly after high school.

If smoking wasn't frowned upon, I wouldn't have this suicidal tendency. And if my pack of cigs didn't have a picture of a cancerous lung on the front, I would not be ashamed to whip them out.

Let's try to save some lives here by trying to make Health Canada lighten up a little and first, chill out on the labels, and secondly, DECREASE THE PRICE OF SMOKES BECAUSE THEY ARE CRAZY FREAKIN' EXPENSIVE NOW.

I bet a lot of smokers commit suicide because they spent their whole welfare check on smokes and can't afford to get any Christmas gifts for their kids. Once you buy some booze and play the ATM's for a few hours, there ain't much left to that welfare check. About enough to buy some smokes, and that's all.


I’m sure this guy knows exactly what I’m talking about.