Smoking and drinking

I smoke a lot when walking behing smokers on the pavement.
It would be nice if there could be awareness that whenever they just hold their cigarette, the people behind inhale it all.
and its not always easy to avoid/overtake.

there should be general education about smoking in public in manner respectuf of the rights of others...

I did smoke and gave up when pregnant and never went back to it. I do drink alcohol mainly wine with food. Things that would make things easier to give up or reduce consumption are:
Reducing amount of alcohol in drinks, wine now a days is often 13 or 14% alcohol so one glass is nearly 2 units. I work hard to find wine that tastes good and is at most 11.5% alcohol. The wine industry could do more to help.
There are also a lot of high alcohol beers, lagers and ciders. The alcohol does not make them taste better the industry could keep them down to 3-4%.
I understand smoking reduction is a sucess in the UK, so more of the same programs targetted at high smoking areas I guess.

Agree with Bgresh that smoking should be banned completely in every public place. If people want to smoke in their own homes, it's up to them, but they should not be able to inflict it on others. As you can probably tell, I've never smoked; I'm a moderately severe asthmatic and ciggie smoke causes me big problems, apart from absolutely loathing and smell and the way it gets into my hair and clothes.

I drink a glass of red wine most days with my evening meal, and have the occasional G&T in the summer, but that's all.

I do drink. There is too much alcohol everywhere. Everyone (almost) is drinking. I am not sure what actual benefits are, why I am doing this. My liver isn't in good shape and I definitely should avoid those extra calories. I think there are too many choices, new flavours that you want to try, attractive packing, promotions.
Alcohol is very dangerous, it destroys our body and mind. Of course it's not a killer in moderation but still doesn't do any good and it is easy to get addicted.
Perhaps something should be done about alcohol, like with cigarettes - plain packing, no flavours, hidden behind the counter. I would probably drink on a special occasion only buying it together with fireworks.

Fortunately or unfortunately I am allergic to both, which can make life very difficult, especially as a passive smoker. I have no real problem if people choose to smoke at their own risk to their own health, I'm just upset that I don't choose to be a passive smoker, yet am forced to be one every day. I have had to purchase lots of different masks and medications in an attempt to help myself, when the problem would not exist if I were not forced to be a passive smoker outside every station, most offices and many bus stops and other public spaces. I realise smokers want to smoke, and am grateful many places are non-smoking for the rest of us, but if there were a way to make general public spaces non-smoking, it would really help people like myself with respiratory and other related problems. I also find it hypocritical that things like cannibis are banned (not that I am in favour of it being completely legal), but tobacco is not, when there are clear and proven links to so many medical problems both for smokers and non-smokers.

I smoke one cigar on some days - they are El Guajiro Brevas which I bought in Barcelona last year. I find it soothing to watch the smoke dissipate into the trees where I live. I would only smoke them outside and also away from people. I am generally in favour of a no-smoking policy in public areas, as well as the current laws that ban smoking inside most buildings.

Never smoked. I don't understand how people can. It's so disgusting. And stinks. I'd prefer if smoking was banned completely. Sorry to everyone who is a smoker but it's the cost to our country as well as the health and wellbeing of our citizens that we should be prioritising. I know smoking generates more money than it costs of paper, but is that really what we want our society's excuse to be?

Also ban smoking from outside hospitals. All I ever see going past them is lines of doctors (who should be smarter), patients and visitors smoking.

I know I drink a lot more than I should and it's hypocrytical of me to judge smoking so much. I would like to drink less and try to cut down but there is a culture associated with it and I would love to go t total but that's not going to happen. :/