I didn't say that was universal, but those are the general statistics. Genetics also factors into it. I could counter that example with Winston Churchill who smoked at least 15-20 Extra Large cigars a day until the last few weeks of his life. He lived to be 90 by the way, while also being a raging alcoholic and morbidly obese.

EDIT: After researching it a bit, apparently Rush smoke cigarettes for between 20-30 years before switching to cigars. Which actually somewhat helps to prove my point that cigarettes are essentially poison, while other forms of tobacco aren't anywhere near as bad as they media would have you believe.

For the record, I'm not saying to let 12 year olds smoke cigars. All I'm saying is that the media (and probably the cabal by proxy), have demonized all forms of tobacco when most studies largely disprove most of their claims about pure tobacco with no chemical additives. It's just like the food supply. GMO crap is probably slow acting poison, courtesy of that gremlin bill gates, but most of the media talking heads tout it as some kind of miracle food that will solve world hunger. The reality on the other hand, is that naturally grown, God created food is infinitely healthier for you.