One study found that people who smoke pipes or cigars are more likely than non smokers to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. People with the disease have trouble breathing. Finally, if you’re not already convinced, pipes and cigars can be just as addictive as cigarettes. After all, you’re still smoking tobacco laced with nicotine. And even if you don’t inhale deeply, the nicotine still seeps into your bloodstream through the lining of the mouth. So bottom line, smoking tobacco is bad for you–period. Just because pipes and cigars may seem urbane, there’s nothing harmless about them.