[paulie_a]

While I quit daily smoking years ago I will never give up cigars. Even my doctor has zero issues with that. According to the CDC there is essentially no risk even smoking up to five a day. I am definitely substantially lower than that though.

[flukus]

> According to the CDC there is essentially no risk even smoking up to five a day

No risk or unknown risks? Last I looked into it there was no research on the health effects of smoking < 5 cigarettes a day either.

[dageshi]

There are some risks in terms of your mouth/lips. Cigars are a lot less harmful because it's customary not to inhale them, you can obviously but the vast majority of cigar smokers don't. They also appear to be far less addictive than cigarettes, personally I would say they aren't addictive at all, during the winter in the UK I don't smoke any for 3-4 months, during the summer I only smoke a couple a week.

[olalonde]

You don't inhale when smoking cigars right?

[paulie_a]

Generally not, but I will typically inhale on occasion. Sure that isn't 100 percent healthy but it's infrequent.

[tinus_hn]

If you get cancer on your lips, tongue or cheeks you’ll notice it quickly and you can just cut them off. You’re probably not going to die from that.