At the time the dramatic drop in heart attack rates was reported, I was quite surprised, to the point of incredulity. Although I've never been a smoker, both o

At the time the dramatic drop in heart attack rates was reported, I was quite surprised, to the point of incredulity. Although I've never been a smoker, both of my parents smoked a couple packs of Kool cigarettes every day from the age of 20 until their mid 70s. The fact that it took more than 50 years for them to kill my mother (small cell lung cancer) and my father (massive stroke) leads to suspect that the dramatic reduction in heart attacks was faulty statistics, otherwise few smokers would live as long as they do.