“Cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the US each year.”
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#2So what do we do? I don't believe in making them illegal as that infringes on others rights to choose what they put in their body, but I do feel for the kids and family members who have to put up with the habit.
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#41 in 5! That's astounding
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#5So what do we do? I don't believe in making them illegal as that infringes on others rights to choose what they put in their body, but I do feel for the kids and family members who have to put up with the habit.
Do what we’ve done in Australia. Tax them very heavily so price is high, and remove them from being seen in shops
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#6Based on the references, I believe this should be tagged (2015)
Also, article title is "Tobacco-Related Mortality"
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#7So what do we do? I don't believe in making them illegal as that infringes on others rights to choose what they put in their body, but I do feel for the kids and family members who have to put up with the habit.
Precisely. I have exactly zero tolerance for smokers since passive smoking have me asthma. I'm all for outlawing it in all public areas.
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#8So what do we do? I don't believe in making them illegal as that infringes on others rights to choose what they put in their body, but I do feel for the kids and family members who have to put up with the habit.
Precisely. I have exactly zero tolerance for smokers since passive smoking have me asthma. I'm all for outlawing it in all public areas.
And I have zero tolerance for drinking after close friends were killed by drunk driver.
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Precisely. I have exactly zero tolerance for smokers since passive smoking have me asthma. I'm all for outlawing it in all public areas.
And I have zero tolerance for drinking after close friends were killed by drunk driver.
So how do we balance personal liberty with respect for others? I don't know the solution but welcome the discourse. Part of the problem I think is that the people who engage in these behaviors don't care very much for themselves, let alone others. I've often wondered if people who partake in cigarette smoking have a death wish of sorts, just unable to take the fast route.
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#10So what do we do? I don't believe in making them illegal as that infringes on others rights to choose what they put in their body, but I do feel for the kids and family members who have to put up with the habit.
Nicotine is highly addictive. At some point for a lot of these people it stopped being a choice.