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Statistics
Since 123 cigarettes online is an informational website some statistics are in order. Unlike other websites we want to give you different statistics and not only "every minute from smoking…"
So let's see… While in developed countries smoking decreases, in developing countries it increases. And since every day 90,000 people try their first cigarette, most of them come from developing countries.
Also stats say that 10 million cigarettes purchased every minute… making the manufacturers and distributors (and most governments) richer.
Because smoking is obviously very bad for health the next statistical data comes from the WHO:
In Europe, smokers count for 28.6% of the overall population. Among them men take up 40%, women – 18.2%, and teenagers (15years of age) – 24%.
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As you know three years ago a blanket ban on smoking in public places entered into force. The ban produced different kinds of responses from "smirting" to "smoke rage". While the ban had no negative effect on some industries, studies of the restaurant and bars showed decreased alcohol consumption on one hand, and increased alcohol sales for domestic use, on the other. In New-York, for example, the restaurants and bars increased their business since more non-smokers were able to enjoy smoke-free atmosphere. Also the pollution in these establishments decreased six folds.
Remember "smirting"? Smirting is flirting while smoking, quite a positive effect of the smoking ban, in the nice weather at least. Smoking outside a pub an engaging in smirting people could make real connections and meet new friends in the age of internet dating, cyber sex and mail-order brides.
The ugly side of this coin could be "smoke rage". It's a situation in which people or a person gets extremely angry when told to stop smoking in a public place but instead of complying they act on it, violently (the incident could even deteriorate to murder).
Data collected by the American Heart Association show that smoking sometimes depends on ethnic background – Native Americans/Alaskans have 36% of tobacco users in their midst as opposed to only 16% of Asian men (or 4% of Asian women).
Interestingly enough, smoking ban is not a new thing. The first smoking ban was issued by the Pope Urban VII (1590) who threatened to excommunicate anyone who used tobacco products. King James I even published A Counterblast to Tobacco in 1604 where he called it a loathsome custom. Even National-Socialist Party in Germany used to run anti-tobacco campaigns especially amongst youth.
Moreover, in recent years Hollywood movies and TV series scripts made their villains smokers. One exception that comes to mind is Carrie Bradshaw, but even she quit in the end.
Speaking of Hollywood, the rumor has it that major movie stars are heavy smokers (not all but some). The Internet is full of "lists" (not always updated) of the modern-day smoking stars. But what about the legends? Did you know, for example, that the former 1st lady Jackie Kennedy was a chain-smoker puffing 2-3 packs of Salems a day? The list of legendary smoking movie stars include Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, James Dean, Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis (who without a cigarette wouldn't be Bette Davis), Gregory Peck, and others.
And now, following the worldwide trend of making lists, we give you a top 10 smoking countries in 2009:
1. Greece
2. Hungary
3. Quwaite
4. Japan
5. Spain
6. Malta
7. Bulgaria
8. Belarus
9. Belgium
10. Turkey
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