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Anonymouse · 16-04-2024, 21:10

Exactly. When the Americans tried Prohibition, there was more booze, not less - and lower quality at that. The same thing will happen here with cigarettes.
I have some experience - not personal (except for a brief abortive attempt at 13, which only confirmed what I already knew, I have never smoked and never will, nor did my 2 half-sisters, one of whom has sadly passed away), but my late Dad, when I was 6 or so. He caught spasmatic bronchitis, and our doctor gave him a choice: quit smoking or quit breathing. Guess which one he picked?

Incidentally this is a kick in the teeth for anyone who 'can't' quit - my Mum was a heavy smoker too, but she quit to support him - and we didn't have patches, vapes or hypnosis back then.
She quit anyway. I don't recall seeing her going cold turkey. No relapses, no unhealthy substitutes - she just quit. If she could, they can.
The house smelled a lot better after that.

16-04-2024, 21:10	#5
Anonymouse RIP Tigger - 12 years?! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bolton Age: 58 Services: EE Superfast Broadband Posts: 1,437	Re: MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009 Exactly. When the Americans tried Prohibition, there was more booze, not less - and lower quality at that. The same thing will happen here with cigarettes. I have some experience - not personal (except for a brief abortive attempt at 13, which only confirmed what I already knew, I have never smoked and never will, nor did my 2 half-sisters, one of whom has sadly passed away), but my late Dad, when I was 6 or so. He caught spasmatic bronchitis, and our doctor gave him a choice: quit smoking or quit breathing. Guess which one he picked? Incidentally this is a kick in the teeth for anyone who 'can't' quit - my Mum was a heavy smoker too, but she quit to support him - and we didn't have patches, vapes or hypnosis back then. She quit anyway. I don't recall seeing her going cold turkey. No relapses, no unhealthy substitutes - she just quit. If she could, they can. The house smelled a lot better after that. __________________ "People tend to confuse the words 'new' and 'improved'." - Agent Phil Coulson, S.H.I.E.L.D.