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From memory, I think the points made about (teen smoking) smoking in "Tipping Point" were pretty good without thinking it through deeply (on my part). Cliffnote
by kriro 11y ago
From memory, I think the points made about (teen smoking) smoking in "Tipping Point" were pretty good without thinking it through deeply (on my part). Cliffnotes I remember is that teens keep smoking because "cool people" smoke not because "smoking is cool" etc.
I don't know how to attack the demand side but I guess some sort of reverse "Don't Mess with Texas" campaign could be a start.
Then again one of the appeals of smoking is the fact that it's rebellion of sorts so not sure any campaigns work.
Keep on hammering the supply side is the best bet I'd guess. The demand side seems really tricky.
- tomjen3 11y agoSmoking is a rebellion, but getting around that is easy. You just make smoking lame, something only a loser would do. Then you introduce another behaviour that the can substitute as a (safe) way to signal tribal belonging (which is what a rebel really wants).