Smoking With Oxygen Is Safe. Just Don't Light Your Cigarette.

There's a reason why you shouldn't be smoking with oxygen near by.  Oxygen is highly flammable.  It can spark.  If your oxygen canisters ignite, you can blow up your home.  Happy's grandma told him a story about entering a friend's home one day. She noted they were both smokers carting their oxygen tanks around their home while smoking up a storm.  

Grandma:  What are you doing?   You're going to blow us all up.  Put that cigarette out while you're on oxygen. 

Grandma's friends:  Ah, don't worry about it.  We've been smoking with oxygen for years.  Nothing's going to happen.

Some people are just playing with fire.  Get out granny and don't ever go back.  I once had a patient who  smoked with oxygen nasal cannula flowing freely, but not any more.  Why did he quit smoking with oxygen? 

Happy:  Why did you stop smoking with oxygen on?

Really long bearded man:  I was smoking one day when all of the sudden my entire two foot beard went up in flames. 

Happy:  So why did you quit smoking with your oxygen on?  Didn't you know you it was dangerous to smoke with oxygen near by?

Really long bearded man:  Yeah, that's what they say.  I guess they were right. 

Happy:  How did you get your beard so long again

Really long bearded man:  Now I chew tobacco instead. 

At least his beard isn't going to go up in flames again.  So he's got that going for him.  Which is nice.  Some people quit smoking for good with free chantix.  For others to quit smoking right now, they need to literally go down up  in flames.

UPDATE:  Chantix lawsuits, here we come.