How many of you doctors SMOKE?

[drivesmecraazee]

I just wanted to see how many doctors actually smoke after studying all the damage that CIGARRETES (im not talking about smoking something else...you junkies...) cause on health. I wasn't sure were I could post this, I guess the residency thread is a good choice since all of you are already doctors.
I am a MSII and quited since January.

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[USAF MD '05]

count me in.

 

[randomedstudent]

My med school class was 150. I knew of maybe 5 people who smoked (and I was not one of them).

 

[buckley]

the division chief of pulmonology in our hospital smokes...says that's why he went to pulmo...hahaha

 

[drbon]

the division chief of pulmonology in our hospital smokes...says that's why he went to pulmo...hahaha

wow

 

[fun8stuff]

I just wanted to see how many doctors actually smoke after studying all the damage that CIGARRETES (im not talking about smoking something else...you junkies...) cause on health. I wasn't sure were I could post this, I guess the residency thread is a good choice since all of you are already doctors.
I am a MSII and quited since January.

i've never been able to understand why physicians would smoke... but then again, i've never been addicted, so i guess i can't really talk.

 

[crunchymilk]

seems a bit hypocritic

 

[deleted109597]

Only when I drink.

 

[Tired]

I'll have 2-3 cigarettes a week, depending on how crappy my day was. Lots of dip though.

 

[zinjanthropus]

the division chief of pulmonology in our hospital smokes...says that's why he went to pulmo...hahaha

is this in the United States?

 

[Bertelman]

1) Respiratory Therapists have the highest prevalence of smoking of healthcare workers.

2) I eat fatty foods all the time, although I understand the risks they present

 

[Passthegas]

Dont smoke

 

[Dr Serenity]

I used to secondhand smoke at least a pack a day if that counts for anything...

(Grew up in a household with smokers...glad to be out of that environment...YEEECH!)

 

[PeepshowJohnny]

I'll have 2-3 cigarettes a week, depending on how crappy my day was. Lots of dip though.

Ya know, I never got the dip thing.

Smoking at least looks cool (hell, I'll admit it), but there's nothing swank about having a big ole hunka chewin' tobaccee in your cheek. And while I know smoking cigarattes can cause head and neck cancer too, the prospect of having it creeps me out to know end. I'd rather get Small Cell CA and die than having some big squamous cell mass growing in my pharynx.

 

[TRAMD]

Only when I drink.

HAHA! I get it.

 

[TRAMD]

My med school class was 150. I knew of maybe 5 people who smoked (and I was not one of them).

50 people in my class. Can't think of one that smokes.

 

[drivesmecraazee]

I'll have to admit I didn't quit because I heard the medical and scientifical explanation of the damage cuased by cigarrettes, I wasn't familiar wit that kind of information back then, I just did it because I wasn't able to play football anymore (soccer for you...)...but what the hell!!! it worked!!!

 

[gollygosh]

the Top chest medicine specialist at our hospital smokes. no, make that chain smoke.
never seen him not smoking.

 

[carrigallen]

we had two smokers of a class of 250, they had both quit successfully by the time of graduation. After about your tenth oropharyngeal cancer patient, quitting starts to look more appealing. At least more appealing than a trach/PEG and adjuvant cisplatin.

 

[Puffle]

I smoke and I dont give a f*ck. I smoke and drink more now then ever. I'll quit someday but right now the patients are killing me. Internship is pure hell. Thank god I'm doin anesthesia.

Well, you folks do have the highest rate of substance abuse and dependence amongst physicians....not that I'd judge. Psychiatry is a close second. I think you people just have access, temptation, etc.

 

[Tired]

Ya know, I never got the dip thing.

No heart disease, no COPD, no wrinkles, I can still run, I can talk to patients with a small wad in my mouth without them noticing, I can operate with it in, I don't have to go outside, it tastes really good, no one ever bums it off of me.

 

[agranulocytosis]

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[Hallm_7]

I read the other day in my Famile Medicine Case Files book that 2% of doctors smoke compared to ~20-25% of Americans at large.

 

[Winged Scapula]

No heart disease, no COPD, no wrinkles, I can still run, I can talk to patients with a small wad in my mouth without them noticing, I can operate with it in, I don't have to go outside, it tastes really good, no one ever bums it off of me.

We actually notice.

I've known too many of you guys who chew and they ALL think that no one can tell when they have it in. We can.

 

[Tired]

We actually notice.

I've known too many of you guys who chew and they ALL think that no one can tell when they have it in. We can.

I'll rephrase: In three months, no one has busted me for it.

Also, when I smoked, more than a few patients turned up their noses when I walked in the room. Doesn't happen anymore.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I'll rephrase: In three months, no one has busted me for it.

Also, when I smoked, more than a few patients turned up their noses when I walked in the room. Doesn't happen anymore.

I am tempted to make a joke at your expense, but I'll let it go.

 

[Tired]

I am tempted to make a joke at your expense, but I'll let it go.

Wimp. Open-field tackle and you take the pass.

 

[drivesmecraazee]

Wimp. Open-field tackle and you take the pass.

...I think you might be an orthopod (SARCASM)

 

[Winged Scapula]

Wimp. Open-field tackle and you take the pass.

No wimp...just I would have to infract myself for insulting you and that wouldn't look good!

 

[Pir8DeacDoc]

I dipped a bit when I played HS baseball but otherwise minimal experience. so forgive my ignorance. But how do you manage to dip in the OR? Do you just swallow the juice? I recall that making me wicked sick on the rare occasion when the juice went down the hatch. Just curious

 

[Meatwad]

No wimp...just I would have to infract myself for insulting you and that wouldn't look good!

It's impossible for you to not look good, Dr. Cox.

 

[Dr Serenity]

I dipped a bit when I played HS baseball but otherwise minimal experience. so forgive my ignorance. But how do you manage to dip in the OR? Do you just swallow the juice? I recall that making me wicked sick on the rare occasion when the juice went down the hatch. Just curious

I was wondering about that myself...ewwww!

 

[GoodMonkey]

my own personal opinion: nothing disgusts me more than smoking. i don't think it looks cool, either - just stupid. health risks aside, it frankly just STINKS. and so does the smoker after the cig. chewing tobacco is a super-close second on the disgusting scale for me. both are fast deal-breakers for potential dates, too.

i grew up in an (easily) pack-per-day secondhand smoke household and can remember to this date what it was like riding in a car with the windows up and my mom smoking. just the thought makes me ill.

there were a handful of people in my 170ish class that smoked. can't say i understand it, but then again, i don't have an addiction.

 

[GoodMonkey]

We actually notice.

I've known too many of you guys who chew and they ALL think that no one can tell when they have it in. We can.

seconded.

 

[Tired]

It's impossible for you to not look good, Dr. Cox.

When you first stick it in, you get a salivary response and spit for a bit. But after a few minutes, you just don't produce as much spit, so you don't necessarily have to let your saliva mix with the tobacco in your lip. Then you can swallow your saliva without swallowing tobacco juice. It's easy as pie.

 

[3dtp]

When you first stick it in, you get a salivary response and spit for a bit. But after a few minutes, you just don't produce as much spit, so you don't necessarily have to let your saliva mix with the tobacco in your lip. Then you can swallow your saliva without swallowing tobacco juice. It's easy as pie.

I can't think of anything better than this for business. HeadnNeck radiation is always a challenge. Throw in a little CDDP and a neck dissection and there's enough work for all of us.

Just keep on a chewin' and we'll be awaitin', with beams, brachy, cold steel and chemicals.

Oh, and please do keep some great health insurance that pays promptly.

 

[LADoc00]

I smoke maybe 3 cigars a month. Previous to that, I maybe smoked a pipe 6 times years. Everything in moderation including women, drugs and booze.

 

[Tired]

I can't think of anything better than this for business. HeadnNeck radiation is always a challenge. Throw in a little CDDP and a neck dissection and there's enough work for all of us.

Just keep on a chewin' and we'll be awaitin', with beams, brachy, cold steel and chemicals.

Oh, and please do keep some great health insurance that pays promptly.

How droll. Guess you told me off good, eh?

Anyone want to cite some numbers for me on the risk of head & neck cancer in those who chew tobacco versus those who don't? I have heard relative risk on the order of 50x, but what are the absolute incidence/prevalence rates?

 

[ForbiddenComma]

Do you have a spittoon?

I used to bum smokes off of people while out at the bars... and I still might sneak a couple right before a monster exam, although I don't touch them otherwise. Having detailed knowledge of lung ca somehow ENHANCES the stress-relieving properties of cigarettes... not sure why this is

 

[Finally M3]

FYI Cleveland Clinic will not hire you if you fail a urine cotinine test to check for tobacco use.

Applies to all residents and fellows. Anyone know the sensitivity of this test? Just looking around at info for the lay public, it seems that high exposure to secondhand smoke (ie bars) is enough to trigger a positive urine screen.

 

[mithkutti]

Only when I drink.

This is comforting

 

[Crayola227]

This is comforting

holy necrobump, Batman!!

 

[deleted109597]

holy necrobump, Batman!!

Now that's a blast from the past. If it makes your post count of 1 feel any better, now I smoke cigars sometimes without drinking.

 

[Shikima]

Now that's a blast from the past. If it makes your post count of 1 feel any better, now I smoke cigars sometimes without drinking.

The liver is evil, it must be punished?

 

[deleted245139]

After buying a life insurence policy recently, and seeing premiums for smokers vs nonsmokers, I'm VERY glad I never smoked. Its insane the jump in cost.