When I moved into my new house some years ago I decided to stop smoking for good as I didn't want the smell around. Working in a hospital my smoking was down to an evening only habit. Like Chronus I didn't turn in a rabid anything but gradually got healthier after an initial weigh gain.

My boss was an avid anti smoker and following a meeting in London we went into a pub for a pint before catching the train and unfortunately he made a comment about the cigarette machine being moved into the toilet and the condom machine being put in the bar which riled a few nearby smokers. One said that at least after 4 cigarettes he didn't go back home and bash the wife like many do after 4 pints which shut him up abruptly.

Both items are bad for your health but we are supposed to be adults and can decide our own fate. Having spent most of my life in the NHS there are many things we do which have an impact on how NHS money is spent not just smoking and drinking so to my mind pointing out the cost of one is rather pointless without also tackling all the other things at the same time.