[Stu]

Poisoning yourself in full view of eveybody is a passtime young viewers might benefit from not seeing.

I would bring up that alcohol is indeed poisoning your system as well , and for fun - as you mentioned , and thats certainly not glamorous stuff to show to our perfectly reared children - but seeing as your inconsistently ignorant to my point of alcohol [because it it fine by you] I wont waste space arguing it.

Also , children are used to seeing smoking anyway - its hardly a rarity in these interesting times we call modern society - so if not Big brother - they will see it in a multitude of other TV shows.

And if you knew anything about human behaviour , only people that are already smokers are likely to pick up and notice who is actually smoking in the house.

To further illustrate my point - its like getting a piercing. Once you get one - your brain will notice other people with them more.