Healthier and more Environmentally friendly alternatives are becoming more popular for the chemicals mentioned above… I don’t see a healthier or more environmentally friendly form of cigarettes being made available any time soon – nor should there be.

That’s not quite true, because all such products give off chemicals into the air through various mechanisms, but it’s good to see some movement on making healthier versions of them.

I agree entirely on not being selfish, and sharing more than other people want. It’s just a shame we can’t put as much emphasis on the myriad other toxins that people share with one another that no-one ever mentions.

We don’t stand behind a car and talk to the bumper bar while breathing in the fumes from its exhaust. A large percentage of smokers just light up in groups of people and begin blowing their smoke around as if those standing around them do not matter.

Removing body sprays, scented soaps and other chemical skin contaminants from our Environment is also important. Companies are now making healthier products to eliminate these toxins[http://milifestyle.miessence.com]. The difference with chemical based skincare is these types of products are a personal choice that can only harm the user. Much like a tattoo.

Smokers seem to want to protect their freedom and choice but never give any consideration to those who do not want to have smoke blown in their faces.

I am not against an individuals choice to smoke. However, many smokers are selfish in their habit giving no consideration to those who don’t. You want us to respect your right to smoke – Fine (and fair enough). Its equally fair that you respect a Non-Smokers rights and go somewhere else to light up. Fairs fair!!

Then there is the ubiquitous vehicle exhaust. A person standing at the traffic lights on a busy street can be consuming a couple of cigarettes-worth of ill health without a smoker in sight, but nothing is said about that because of course we all need to drive, and if the subject were broached we’d all realise we’re hypocrites.

How can we complain about smokers when nearly each and every one of us is doing exactly the same thing to our fellows with our car exhausts and body sprays and scented soaps and laundry detergents etc etc? Smokers just make an attractive target because they do stand out from the mass these days. Generally all vilification comes with a hefty dose of hypocrisy.

Why is it that only smokers should be required to have respect for their fellow humans, and the same demand is not levied upon the rest of society?