US and Canada have seen great decreases after big anti smoking campaigns in the 90s and laws in the 2000s. Apparently European countries have not. But I have no idea about Australia and New Zealand.
Australia had similar campaigns and decreases. We were the first to bring in plain packaging laws.
There are still people smoking but the price of a pack of cigarettes is astronomical($55-60) compared to 10 years ago and alot of smokers I know are moving to vaping.
The black-market for cigarettes is getting bigger too due to prices.
What are the taxes on vaping?
Couldn’t say, sorry mate. I’m pretty sure you need a doctor’s script for nicotine vapes these days(I think they have been classified as nicotine replacement therapy).
Most of my friends are buying liter bottles of concentrate off the net(not sure about legality of this) and filling their own carts. I don’t smoke or vape.
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Ironic that the people who have the smallest amount of disposable income are the most likely to spend money on smoking/vaping.
The price of a packet of cigarettes isn’t going to be the difference between them surviving and thriving, so they opt for the small amount of short term enjoyment.
I can dig it, I was that poor once. It’s like I could go all week without any enjoyment whatsoever, and maybe in a few months I’ll have enough to do something boring but sensible that might slightly improve my long term prospects… Or I could blow the last few bucks in my bank account on a pack of ciggies and have some guilty pleasures immediately.
Pretty hard up stay strong to be honest.
Other guy said $55-60 a pack. At a half pack a day that’s $10,494 a year. That’s a ton of money and can make a big difference in your life.
My brother quit smoking when he changed his job to one with scheduled breaks. The money he saved allowed him to upgrade from a fourth-hand shitbox to a second-hand luxury 4WD.
A lot of people who smoke at a high-demand workplace as an excuse to have a break. My advice is to have a small water bottle or drinking glass and take a break to refill it.
Wow 10.6% still seems really high to me
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Not much smoking, enough that you’re a bit taken aback when you travel to Europe/Africa/Asia and it seems like everyone smokes there.
No smoking allowed indoors, and I feel like there’s fewer smokers gathering at the 4m mark away from doors.
The rates have gone down and lots of people have moved to vaping as others have mentioned.
My take is that while it’s prohibited in many areas the enforcement is shocking.
I attend a hospital outpatient clinic at least 6 visits per year (usually more for scans and stuff). It’s prohibited on the hospital campus and has been for ages. Signs everywhere.
Don’t think I’ve ever been in the last 10 years and not seen someone smoking.
Similar enforcement in city malls and other areas where it’s prohibited. People only care if it’s inside
