My grandfather once told me that he quit smoking "cold turkey" a long time ago after realizing how much it cost him... though he might not have ever started, since his Alzheimer's messes with what he saw/read/heard about and what actually happened to him...

No personal offense to smokers itP, but I've always found the smell of tobacco smoke to be one of the most disgusting smells on earth, (maybe not ranked as high as a skunk's spray, but still up there...) and that fact alone is a major deterrent.

Illinois has banned all smoking inside or within 15 feet from public buildings, and so my workplace (Wal-Mart...) has cleaned out the employee associate smoker's lounge... (regardless, there are quite a few on the night shift who still smoke...)