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To: Timpanagos1
The decrease in smoking has been one of the most dramatic changes in our culture over the last 20-30 years.

My best observation has been my being on a college campus on a regular basis for 30 years. Twenty years ago I would say that 40-50% of the students were at least social smokers. Today, I doubt that number is even at 10%.

It's been my observation as well. The campaign to socially ostracize smokers has been very effective. As mentioned in another post, I smoked for 30 years before quitting cold turkey in 2015. Haven't touched nicotine in any form since.

When I joined the Navy in 2003, damn near everyone smoked. These days there are very few smokers left (and about half of those people vape). There is a constant drumbeat over smoking cessation and health-awareness.

When the campaign to ban smoking indoors was in full effect, you could always find people outside the entrances puffing away. I rarely see people smoking in public anymore. I remember being a smoker stationed in San Diego. I started leaving my cigarettes at home when I went out because the ugly looks I got from people when I smoked outside made me feel uncomfortable.

51 posted on 06/14/2017 5:05:56 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68
I started leaving my cigarettes at home when I went out because the ugly looks I got from people when I smoked outside made me feel uncomfortable.

Sorry for the ugly look, but that was just my normal face.

52 posted on 06/14/2017 5:23:44 AM PDT by Drawsing (Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
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