Smoking ban has led to less smoking in the home, not more!!

[Riannon]

As a non-smoker I appreciate not being put in the position of having to be around smoke in order to socialise, but it has never been acceptable to smoke in my house, regardless of legislation.

 

I think that it has become a lot more socially acceptable for smokers to have to ask permission to light up when visiting others, and a lot more socially acceptable to say 'no' without offending the smoker, compared to years gone by when it was just accepted that if someone lit up you went to find an ashtray and shut up even if you didn't like smoking in your home.

 

In a few years time when the fuss has died down folks will wonder why people ever inflicted smoke on other members of their family. No one bats an eyelid these days about not being allowed to smoke in cinemas. The world has moved on and it is said that the target is a totally smoke free Britain within 40 years.

[Bonzo77]

In a few years time when the fuss has died down folks will wonder why people ever inflicted smoke on other members of their family. No one bats an eyelid these days about not being allowed to smoke in cinemas. The world has moved on and it is said that the target is a totally smoke free Britain within 40 years.

 

Never gonna happen!

[Riannon]

Never gonna happen!

 

You think not?

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/8246569/The-year-smoking-will-die-out-around-the-world-table.html

[Bonzo77]

Yeah, I think not!

[Riannon]

Yeah, I think not!

 

So should I listen to a group of experts who have analysed the decline in smoking in the UK or a smoking obscesive who has nothing better to do with his life than start endless smoking related threads. I think I'll go with the experts.

 

Nice graph for you to dismiss though.

 

http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/lung/smoking/lung-cancer-and-smoking-statistics

[splodgeyAl]

As a non-smoker I appreciate not being put in the position of having to be around smoke in order to socialise, but it has never been acceptable to smoke in my house, regardless of legislation.

 

I think that it has become a lot more socially acceptable for smokers to have to ask permission to light up when visiting others, and a lot more socially acceptable to say 'no' without offending the smoker, compared to years gone by when it was just accepted that if someone lit up you went to find an ashtray and shut up even if you didn't like smoking in your home.

I tend to agree with this. As a smoker I now always ask, and often just go outside, when I'm visiting a non-smoker and want a ciggy.

[lectrolove]

My OH banned smoking in our house around two years ago. Because I can't always be bothered to go outside, especially in winter, my smoking has reduced from about 30 a day to about 10 a day. Which can only be a good thing.

[Bonzo77]

So should I listen to a group of experts who have analysed the decline in smoking in the UK or a smoking obscesive who has nothing better to do with his life than start endless smoking related threads. I think I'll go with the experts.

 

Nice graph for you to dismiss though.

 

http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/lung/smoking/lung-cancer-and-smoking-statistics

 

Very nice graph.

 

Experts can say what what they want. Your telling me that all the youths that knock about on the streets smoking and spewing kids out like it's an Olympic sport are going to persuade their kids to stop smoking when they grow up??

 

There is no amount of research that your so called experts can do to prove that Britain will be smoke free in 40 years. People have smoked for hundreds and thousands of years. There's no way this country will be smoke free any time in the future, even if smoking was banned completely. Its laughable to think otherwise.

[Riannon]

Very nice graph.

 

Experts can say what what they want. Your telling me that all the youths that knock about on the streets smoking and spewing kids out like it's an Olympic sport are going to persuade their kids to stop smoking when they grow up??

 

There is no amount of research that your so called experts can do to prove that Britain will be smoke free in 40 years. People have smoked for hundreds and thousands of years. There's no way this country will be smoke free any time in the future, even if smoking was banned completely. Its laughable to think otherwise.

 

The graph and figures come from Cancer Research, but what do they know compared to an expert such as yourself?

 

I suppose as smoking declines and it become less acceptable, governments feel more confident at introducing further and further restrictions and taxing tobacco more and more. It further follows that by restricting where tobacco can be smoked, where it can be sold and how much is allowed into the country, it makes it less attractive to sell in the country.

 

I'm sure that in 30/40 years there will be a few around who'll smoke privet in their outside toilet, but they probably won't have a lot of friends. :hihi:

[Bonzo77]

The graph and figures come from Cancer Research, but what do they know compared to an expert such as yourself?

 

I suppose as smoking declines and it become less acceptable, governments feel more confident at introducing further and further restrictions and taxing tobacco more and more. It further follows that by restricting where tobacco can be smoked, where it can be sold and how much is allowed into the country, it makes it less attractive to sell in the country.

 

I'm sure that in 30/40 years there will be a few around who'll smoke privet in their outside toilet, but they probably won't have a lot of friends. :hihi:

 

Perhaps the smoking ban has reduced the amount of cigarettes that people smoke, therefore, reduced the amount of people needing treatment??

 

People that smoke have just as many friends as people that don't smoke. To say otherwise, as you just did, is rather silly!!