Smoking population dying out

[onehandle]

Source: New York Post

A Citigroup analysis of the tobacco industry indicates there may be zero puffers in 30 to 50 years' time. The research was based on declining smoking rates in Britain. Currently, only one in five Americans lights up, down from almost one in four a decade ago.

Even though the decline among American smokers is at a standstill now, "it is quite possible that there will be no smokers left in Britain or many other developed countries in about 30-50 years," the report states.

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control says.

The number of smokers in New York City declined by 19 percent from 2002 to 2006, recent CDC data show.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/smoking_population_dying_out_FbkoQHZ3XLe64v26mC4uXK?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

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(On edit, they are obviously talking about not only today's smokers, but the Habit Itself.)




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[rug]

1. Most nonsmokers will be dead in 50 years as well.

[lillypaddle]

2. Well fuck it, then.

Got a smoke?

[leftofcool]

4. +1

[rug]

5. Sure do!

:smoke:

[robinlynne]

3. Thanks for that. (signed, a smoker)

[Fire1]

6. Ditto! n/t

[robinlynne]

7. omg. a liberal and a smoker? fantastic. nice to meet you.

[Fire1]

8. Same here! n/t

[robinlynne]

9. I almost wrote nice to meetcha, but I can't do Sarah Palin jokes any longer....

[Fire1]

11. I know what you mean! n/t

[Zoeisright]

22. Yeah, right. And how will they die? Many smokers will die by drowning.

In their own lungs. Really fun way to go. Enjoy!

[rug]

26. Thank you!

:hi:

[superduperfarleft]

34. Your concern for our wellbeing is much appreciated. n/t

[provis99]

39. ok. Die from a stroke, heart attack, or cancer then.

Same way that nonsmokers do.

[LynneSin]

35. Technically we are all gonna be dead after 5/21/2011

so what's the point?

[roguevalley]

36. what's 5/21/2011

[LynneSin]

37. I found a story on HP so you don't ahve to go to any of those nasty sites...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/may-21-2011-judgment-day_n_804166.html

[MineralMan]

10. Most of the people reading this thread will be dead in 30-50 years.

What the heck is that supposed to mean? It's a worthless number to throw into the mix.

[greyl]

12. There won't be zero non-smokers in 30-50 years. nt

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

13. I wonder what they will do when they can't blame some cancers on 2nd hand smoke?

Just wondering :shrug:

[trayfoot]

14. Great Question! Great Point!

[Zoeisright]

24. Stupid response! Stupid point!

[Duppers]

30. stooopid question.

[boppers]

16. Regulate Bar-B-Q's, and put "Surgeon General's" warnings above all fireplaces.

Been to California lately? The parking garages there have warning labels, because they contain cars, which contain carcinogens. I am not joking.

http://tinyurl.com/26bp2yg

edit: fix url

[Manifestor_of_Light]

17. I blame my lung scar tissue on second-hand smoke, thank you.

My parents smoked when I was a little kid.

[Zoeisright]

23. What an incredibly stupid question.

What kind of person would ask that kind of ques .... Oh. Got it.

[DissedByBush]

25. What are they going to do to replace the tax money?

Governments have become pretty dependent on the smoking sin tax.

[Kurovski]

27. Marijuana?

Not that I know what that is exactly.

[jonthebru]

28. There will less of that type of cancer.

[Duppers]

31. omg

another denier.

[KurtNYC]

33. They won't be claiming that the victim picked up someone else's

chewing tobacco and ate it. They won't be saying that the victim worked for 20 years around dozens of nicotine patch wearers.

How many children and babies are smoking cigs right now? (because they are in a room or car with a smoker). Cancer sucks.

[LanternWaste]

41. Laugh at all of the deceased whom they warned...

"I wonder what they will do..."

Laugh at all of the deceased whom they warned... :shrug:

[OnlinePoker]

15. I don't know if they still have it for the States, but I'd like to know...

why do we still allow duty-free cigarettes into Canada? The government taxes the shit out of them here and then lets anyone coming in bring a carton of smokes tax free.

[RobinA]

18. I Agree

Look at all the dangerous stuff people used to put into their bodies that have died out. Lessee...heroin, meth, alcohol... What? Oh. Never mind.

[LiberalFighter]

19. Overall it will take longer.

There will be countries that will continue to be tobacco strong. While countries like the US will be virtually smoke free sooner than 30 years. That will because more and more states are restricting smoking locations and slowly taxing it to death. Tobacco companies will see it as too much effort to sell in the US as each state enact laws that make it difficult. Those states that are strong on tobacco growing will lose the incentive to protect tobacco growing.

I rarely encounter smokers. And more likely to see smokers while they are in their vehicles. Even then there are much fewer than there use to be.

[Concordia]

20. All those smokers must live in my county, then.

But then again, this area is prime demographic for tobacco usage.

[Dokkie]

21. even with

all the medical advances? if they were dying before they reached the age to procreate thau using "dying out" would be more appropriate but i dont think thats the case. They will probably live pass the life spam of most third world countries and most poverty stricken communities in the US :(

[Duppers]

29. 'dying out' LOL.

I know, I'm mean.

- a 20yr 3-pack-a-day EX-smoker

[formercia]

42. The Irony is pretty thick

that's why they're called Coffin Nails.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

32. Stupid article

full of baloney and propaganda

[One_Life_To_Give]

38. Smoking rates among Kids/HS/College students?

Maybe but it hasn't been my observation. It seems that smoking rates among college grads was lower during the past than what I have observed in recent years.

Apparently the campaign to find 400k+ new users every year isn't doing that badly.

[eilen]

40. They are finding them in India and China.

overpopulated areas are stressful, primed for a smoking habit.

[kestrel91316]

43. Can't happen soon enough to suit me. Tobacco has killed too many in

my family.

[Devil_Fish]

44. This is LBN???? NT