Thread: smoking and the pub
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Old 28-10-2005, 12:13   #397
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by Chris T
This is true to an extent, but the evidence from New York and Ireland has been that one in 12 smokers has already quit as a direct result of the ban. It's a good step in the right direction. Addiionally, the change in law sends out a signal that smoking is no longer socially acceptable, and in time that will filter through and hopefully help provide more smokers with the extra oomph they need to find the willpower to quit.
Good news about the giving up rates in New York and ireland, but what about the take-up rates. Sometimes making something more socially undesiarble only serves to increase its attractiveness to those it is specifically targeted at. I'm thinking of rebelling teenagers for instance.
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