In message , Maria
writes

They are taking a different approach to banning it though - they are
insidiously making it socially unacceptable as they have with ciggies.
And yes, nicotine is the most addictive substance known to man IIRC,
and yet it does a fraction of the damage that heavy drinkers sustain.
Heavy smoking can knock 5 years off your life - most heavy drinkers
are dead by 60-65 and very poorly for at least of those years (as well
as abusive and violent)..


I'm only abusive in cyberspace


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geoff