Congrats! Keep up the good work!
I too know some former junkies who cant stop smoking. Brutal. It is still beyond me how those things are still legal at all.
Never smoked a cig in my life, and while I'm pleased to see that smoking may be decreasing I have no desire to make cigs illegal - no more, at least, than prohibiting folks from drinking beer or alcohol, eating greasy foods, or smoking pot. It's all about personal responsibility. For decades now we've been taught that smoking is bad for you. If someone still wants to smoke, knock yourself out. Just don't come crying to me when you get lung cancer or try to sue a manufacturer for selling you a dangerous product that you willingly purchase. At the same time, no cig manufacturer should be targetting those under 18 and cigs shouldn't be sold to kids. But I'm pretty libertarian when it comes to this issue.
Now you can move this to Politics...
You know, I'd agree with you, except that I don't see why anyone should be allowed to profit from selling poison to the gullible. And since almost all smokers started out as those under 18 you mentioned, well...