I truly don't believe the original article.

what has stopped a lot of smokers is a new attitude in Canada. smokers have very few places to smoke now and there is this odd mean attitude by non-smokers that smokers are stupid and not worthy of considering. they were shoved outside to smoke EVERYWHERE, then just recently, they are told to get several metres away from the entrances.

Break times for them at some businesses (one, mine) was cut out. they are told they must only smoke at lunchtime and once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

I think it's more pressure by this new society attitude. I've been trying to get my nephew to quit and he said that it's like he's a pariah on society now.

In highschools now, my daughter tells me, the smokers are so outnumbered and other students have a right not to sit near them (due to smell).

Is it the pictures or a move in society? I have no idea.

I feel bad for this wave of feeling as I can feel it could happen for overweight people in a strange way. Oh, look at lazy.. etc.