Actually, that won't dry up completely. Regular smokers are typically addicted to the nicotine and a lot of them won't quit smoking quite literally to save their own lives. In Maryland, they're about 5 or 6 dollars a pack, and yet nearly the entire staff at the local Food Lion is taking smoke breaks. The smoking rate may be down to 20%, but it's a pretty solid 20%, IMO. They're addicts, period, which makes this form of taxation horrible, since the government is taking advantage of the addicts.
True story: a friend's father just passed away. He had COPD and was on oxygen, but kept smoking, anyhow. If he had not died from his ruined lungs, he would have died from blowing himself up.
Regular smokers are typically addicted to the nicotine and a lot of them won’t quit smoking quite literally to save their own lives
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While I admit I am NOT everyone, I really can’t buy your response based on I was smoking 4 packs of regular Camels a day, decided to stop and did.
I did have some help though, I also was in the process of not drinking and I had been averaging 1 1/2 case of beer and a few drinks a day.
So I used the ‘ache’ of one withdrawal by concentrating on the other....<: <: <:
Worst(?) part was about 6 months into it my wife made a remark about my drinking....she didn’t realize I hadn’t had a drop in 6 months....
That was in 90-91 and have held fast to both...
I do drink O’Douls but after 30 or so years of HEAVY drinking, OD is a good choice...