At least in the US, smoking rates were almost cut in half before any of that stuff even happened (48% to 30%). https://news.gallup.com/poll/237908/smoking-rate

At least in the US, smoking rates were almost cut in half before any of that stuff even happened (48% to 30%). https://news.gallup.com/poll/237908/smoking-rate-hits-new-low.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/237908/smoking-rate-hits-new-lo... Hell, when I was in high school, you could still smoke at 16. I'd argue the health risks have become way more know, which drove most of the reduction.