How Our Absurd Drug War Hurts Everyone

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6. cigarettes

Zappa was a bit of a contrarian. He insisted that cigarettes and coffee were "food". He was suspect of the harmful effects of tobacco, which is odd because there's a lot of science to substantiate cigarettes aren't exactly healthy. Frank's mind worked in the manner of a scientist, or at least with cogent and clear thinking to his reasoning, so I find this odd. Frank's diet would have killed an ordinary person. He was oblivious to doing his best for good health, but his genetics seems to have predisposed for good health, as he never had a weight problem and was naturally and effortlessly lean his whole life, which is one of the best things you can do for good health.

He died of prostate cancer, which I understand is not directly caused by smoking. Ike Willis told me Frank went to five Doctors for urinary problems. His prostate cancer was finally correctly diagnosed by Doctor #6, which was a little too late for turning it around.

Ike also told me that in the last year of Frank's life, he thought the cancer was in remission and he wanted to get the band back together and go back on the road!

-90% Jimmy