I think the best way to get rid of smoking is triple the price. Make it unaffordable. The next step is also crack down on the black market ways of getting cigarettes. All cigarettes from all states should be the same price. Cigarettes are killers. Forget the evntual sicknesses. Anyone who smokes knows how it kills your productivity, you always have to run out and get one. Smoking actually makes you a more nervous person. It adds to your anxiety and makes you an addict. Additionally, you become out of breath very quickly and your level of fitness goes way down. It wears down your immune system and it becomes easier for you to get colds and to develop a calcium deficiency. It makes your teeth brown, stains your fingers and makes you smell like a homeless bum.
If you currently smoke, you can quit. I quit after smoking a pack a day for 8 years. I have been happier,and much healthier since. I have more energy and I feel good. No more tingling or nervous cravings. No more dependencies on adestructive cancer stick. I can breath without feeling a tightness in my chest. I wake up feeling good in the morning….I quit cold turkey and that worked for me. Anyone can quit cold turkey. They just have to be motivated and determined enough to follow through on it.