“Apart from the common risk factors such as genetics, occupation and prolonged use of two-wheelers along uneven roads, it was now known that smoking could accelerate the degeneration of the disc, said Dr Hee Hwan Tak, consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Singapore’s National University Hospital.”

Mere coincidence!

I wasnt asking for your approval.. I dont encourage other people smoking. In fact I tell them not to, especially teenagers, who are impressionable.

Teach badri-a! Avan kitta naa thittu vaangirkeyn dum adichtu..

Why do it? Because I like doing it! I lke the smell of smoke, i like the high..

What I hate about those who smoke is that they kill not just themselves, but kill the others too. Of course, your justification could be that a lot of our actions affect others. But really, smoking is a lose-lose situation. So why do it?