Smoking. People are trying to stamp it out left, right and center. They say you should quit because you’ll smell better, you’ll feel better, you’ll reduce your chances of dying of a preventable disease – but these arguments often fall onto deaf ears. But, what if they tell you that the amount of money you’re spending on cigarettes could send you around the world on a cruise, a few times over – or buy you a new house? What would you say then?
There are people who use the financial incentive to quit smoking. They tell themselves that they’ll put aside …read more

Later this month, the House of Lords in the UK will be voting for proposals in a debate on the Health Bill. The proposal suggests removal of all cigarette branding in stores to prevent young people from taking up smoking.
The Times Online claimed that the “glossy tobacco displays” that are under attack are “designed to attract youngsters.” Simply removing them from sight, and keeping cigarettes themselves hidden from display does not infringe on the rights of smokers to choose their favourite brands. The article says, “ninety per cent of smokers already know which brand of cigarettes they will buy before …read more