[Daedaelus]

/me plays Devil's Advocate:

Well, even video-games are addictive. Extended periods of time infront of a television playing video-games causes a slow loss of vision. Come to think of it, video-games are almost carcinogenic themselves. As for the government's decision to deal with it, I think what they're doing currently is adequate. There are warnings on EVERY cigartte box, telling you that smoking is dangerous to one's health. If an individual decides to smoke, it's their business. IF smoking is to be banned, it would be like taking away a person's civil liberties.

As for what you said about young people killing themselves with cigarettes... I completely agree. There is a reason smokes aren't sold to anyone under 18. I don't think a child has the ability to determine that smoking is detrimental to health, and children make decisions based on fads.