[stealthn]

I'm on my third day of trying to quit (for about the 5th time) and I'm shaky right now. For those of you who think it's choice, your right, right up until the time your hooked. Let's get real it is addicting, and VERY hard to quit.

As far as the initiatives mentioned in the first post Canada has done all of these, it almost cost us some great car racing teams that were sponsored by smoke Companies. As far as tax, a pack (25) of smokes costs about $12 here, yet people still buy them. I see more bums (and even regular people) picking butts out of common ashtrays than I have ever before in my life.

For those who have never smoked great work! I know it's bad, I wish I'd never started, but quiting is a beyotch.

For all the money they take in from smoking my recommendation would be make all forms of quit smoking methods free (paid for by the government) for those who wish to quit. Yes long term it's cheaper to spend all the money to try to quit with gum, patches, pills, acupuncture, etc., but anyone trying to quit isn't thinking long term about their habit, they are trying one day at a time, and when you have to spend a lot to quit that doesn't help.

I too have been one of those who always considered others when smoking, and kept it away from non-smokers, but I think they have gone a little over-board with thinking banning smoking everywhere will stop that. If you choose to go to a "smoking bar" if they had one, that should be allowed.

keep the faith....