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Oh, smoking threads. I love them because they are oh so predictable.
I smoked for about 10 years. I was a semi-fuck you type of smoker. Then I became a more considerate smoker when I got into my mid-20s. Then I had a horrid cough that wouldn't stop and I decided that quitting smoking was the answer for me. That's what I did.
However, it isn't easy and you can't quit if you don't want to. No one should force another person to quit smoking. No one should name call smokers or make them feel like shit. It's a personal choice. However, the first thing I noticed when I quit was the smell of cigarettes. It is one of the most putrid smells, especially in large quantities and/or when stale. You can't smell it when you smoke, I never knew.
I'm not going on about the cancer thing because honestly walking through a cloud of smoke isn't going to kill you unless you have an extreme allergy. However, the smell is what gets me. Even now, if I'm at a bar where people can smoke, I immediately shower and wash my clothes when I get home. I also make sure to wear a coat that is machine washable.
Also, you aren't going to make people quit through taxing it higher. We were paying almost $9 a pack and we were a pack a day smokers. We didn't have a large disposable income, we had a habit that we didn't want to get kick.
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