this is a disturbing reality i have noticed, my family doctor smokes too much and i hated him for that, 6 years ago when i was admitted into the university, i went to the school clinic and when i entered the doctor's office, all i could perceive is a stench ooze of what i cant differentiate between Indian hemp and cigarette, now there is this doctor at our retreat center, he too smokes like mad, and just today, i met a doctor at a conference, and we got talking so we went out for recess together, we couldn't even leave the conference room before he drew out a pack of cigaret from his pocket and helped himself, from the look of his lips and eyes i can bet he do Indian hemp also. That left me wondering why a medical doctor of his class and statue should be smoking, left aside his status, he knows more than every other person the full implications of smoking. please NAIRALAND, why do higher percentage of MEDICAL doctors smoke?

As human beings and adults, we have a right to choose what and how we live our lives. So let them be. As a doctor he knows the full risks of taking cigarettes and is probably taking preventive measures such as periodic screening for lung cancer. Many things we take day to day can kill you over time, not just cigarettes. Fried foods, sugars, sodas, processed foods for example all build up cholesterol/sugar levels and overtime cause debilitating conditions like diabetes, hypertension even stroke and heart attacks due to atherosclerosis. I wonder why we don't see people screaming my doctor drinks coke and Mr biggs therefore he is classless an immoral man.