Good point- and it goes to the larger issue that smokers have been pretty bad at fighting the pr battle on this whole thing.
Well, you've got to admit they have an uphill battle: smoking is smelly; the smoke permeates clothes, hair, furniture, and carpets; you get to listen to "smoker's cough;" and -- for women especially -- you often get to enjoy the the beauties of "smoker's face." Smoking seems to offer very few redeeming features.