Research from Canada suggests:
... smoking bans result in smokers either quitting or reducing their cigarette consumption.I'm a smoker, and have found it very difficult to give up. I've found myself smoking less since the ban came into force in England, last month. I oppose the ban, but I'm glad I've been smoking less.
Statistics Canada found even personal prohibitions that make homes smoke-free also are effective in reducing smoking.
What's a libertarian to do?
4 comments:
A libertarian is to take personal responsibility for his actions, and to allow others to take personal responsibility for theirs.
Yes, just so. I am opposed to the ban. What's really behind my post, I think, is the indignity of addiction.
It depends on what you mean by less, in my case, at least. I go through more cigarettes than I used to, because I usually can't smoke the whole thing, and because of this psychological thing. When I see a "no smoking" sign, or know I'm heading toward a "no smoking" area, I light up, no matter how recently my last was.
Funnily enough, when I go to the pub I smoke more. Sitting in the garden, with all the other smokers, just makes you want to light up.
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