I am thinking of taking up pipe smoking, but I am still a little worried about the health risks. I would not smoke more than once a week, not drink alcohol while smoking and rotate the pipe in my mouth in addition to flushing my oral cavity with water after my session is finished. I think that with these parametres in mind, I am not taking a real risk with regards to cancer. Most studies are coloured or not distinguishing between inhalers and non-inhalers, whereas I would rate as the latter. I would like to assume that the relaxation brought about by the pipe neutralises a lot of harmful stress and sorrow. I think if smoking will not kill me, this terrible twenty-first century sure will.
I am still unsure, though, since I had been in-doctrinated from the cradle that I would drop dead as soon as I consume an ounce of tobacco, and this non-sense still abides with me in my conscience. In addition to that, I am well aware that any smoking carries risks and that it might be harmful to my health. In the end I am still convinced that moderation is key in this matter, just as in about everything. The chance that I will return from to-morrows grocery shopping with a tin of Samuel Gawith Grousemoor or Commonwealth Mixture are about fifty per-cent. Ah, that will be a long night!