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July 22, 2012 at 6:30 pm #604081
JiggersMemberI don’t even have to research statistics to find out. I see more people smoking now than ever before. I remember not too long ago that there was a nationwide campaign to deter people from smoking and it was working. Younger adults have picked up the nasty habit in droves lately. It seems that the government has steered away from this troubling ongoing problem.
July 22, 2012 at 6:41 pm #764566
transplantellaParticipantYes of course, government needs to be more aggressive in limiting people’s personal choices and access to materials government deems undesirable.
More government intrusion into our personal lives forcing us to make *good choices* is always the solution.
Right? Right?
July 23, 2012 at 12:40 am #764567
kootchmanMemberI dunno Jiggers… might “seem” that way. Y’know it was only 25 years ago an ash tray was in every conference rook. Smokers thought nothing about firing one up. Maybe you are just running into more kids… my daughters peer group… would never consider it.. not for a second. She she is now driving my car more than I do… not a trace of tobacco odor. why do we still subsidize tobacco growers?
July 23, 2012 at 12:45 am #764568
kootchmanMemberCDC says you are right…..
There could be 3 million fewer young smokers today if success in reducing youth tobacco use that was made between 1997 and 2003 had been sustained.
Rates of smokeless tobacco use are no longer declining, and they appear to be increasing among some groups.
Cigars, especially cigarette-sized cigars, are popular with youth. One out of five high school males smokes cigars, and cigar use appears to be increasing among other groups.
Use of multiple tobacco products—including cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco—is common among young people.
More sports? Less video games? … it’s hard to have fun shooting hoops, riding bike, when you are wheezing…
Not good news!
July 23, 2012 at 2:03 am #764569
JoBParticipantsmokes like lipstick are recession proof
affordable vices that make you think you feel better
July 23, 2012 at 7:33 am #764570
kootchmanMemberI drink more in recessions.
July 23, 2012 at 3:16 pm #764571
JoBParticipantkootch..
that too.
when you feel you have no hope
saving to invest in the future you don’t have seems pretty pointless
thus.. vices…
i buy clothes
and lipstick
July 23, 2012 at 5:11 pm #764572
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