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Re:US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low by mnd999 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @01:10PM (#35731271)
Maybe in the US. Americans seem to be getting quite puritanical about these things. I’m not seeing the same in Europe.
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Re:US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low by caseyohara on Thursday April 27, 2023 @01:29PM (#35731593)
It's not puritanical, it's just substitution: cannabis use is supplanting alcohol use.
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Re:US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low by mnd999 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @01:36PM (#35731711)
Interesting, I’m not seeing that in Europe either.
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Re:US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low by throwaway6734 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @02:23PM (#35732464)
Look at European birth rates and a bit more puritanism might be beneficial
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