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Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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Is Smoking a Cause of Suicide?

In western countries, the number people who commit suicide by self immolation is around one %. People don't tend to use fire as a source of light in their homes any more. In america, accidents with cigarettes are a leading cause of fire deaths. The cases reported on pho dot com seem drop off after the 19 eighties. If you're smoking a pipe and you want to use a bowlful of tobacco, you will typically have to light the pipe multiple times. This reveals how difficult it can be to smoke something that's easy to do.

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