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neptath  ·  4446 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: New York Proposes Age Limit of 21 to Buy Cigarettes

Unlike drinking large sodas (for example), smoking adversely impacts those around someone - not only their families and friends, but complete strangers who just happen to be hailing a cab at the same corner. Secondhand smoke poses a clear risk to passers-by, reducing the number of smokers would reduce the amount of smoke and thus the number of health complications that arise from it.