It was also cheap: a pack could be picked up and smoked without any prior preparation, for no more than a few pence
And I mean, what's going on deeper than seeking out examples and seeking comfort and validation and knowing you're not alone is shifting neural pathways of like, look, it doesn't have to be what you've kind of been indoctrinated to think it has to be, which is you're this terrible person who can't figure it out on yourself and has to have medication
Shortened telomeres could explain, in part, why smokers typically die younger than non-smokers of other age-related diseases, even if they do not get cancer
San Francisco government officials estimate that they spend over $11 million dollars every year in order to keep the streets and beaches of their city clean of cigarette butts
But then often I've had lots of conversations with folks, myself included, I used to be vegetarian, where we reflect back and it's like, okay, was that really about the environment or was that a way to have a socially acceptable excuse to restrict