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Originally Posted by Redway

Does anyone here still smoke actual cigarettes, out of interest?

From what I’ve seen it’s still a fairly common-ish thing for people aged 24/25+ but to the people who grew up in times where smoking was more-and-more actively shunned governmentally (starting with kiosk-shutters and then plain packaging) it seems to be almost non-existent. People who smoke weed in this part of the world (including teenagers) often make their spliffs with tobacco (often Amber Leaf, obviously) but that’s probably the most tobacco anyone under a certain age actually smokes these days.

I only know one person who still actively smokes. A few who will still have one or two with a drink when they're out. Even my dad (who smoked for 50 years) and both of my in-laws (both smoked for 30+ years) have all quit smoking now. Father in law was on-and-off for a few years but has totally kicked it now.

The smoker I know is my aunt, who is in her early 70's, had massive alcohol problems for decades but got sober in her early 50's and has been teetotal for 20 years now... but she still adamantly hands onto her cigarettes. In her words to her doctor when he suggested as she was getting older she might want to stop - was that he could pry them from her cold, dead hands . She's very content with being a smoker and quite protective of her one vice, haha.