I avoid frequenting places where there is a lot of smoking. But smokers are humans that have rights, and their habit is less foul that are the views of those of people who are trying to oppress them. I hear all sorts of rationalizations and reasons for the oppression, but most of them are complete bullshit. So lets look at a few. So attacking smoking for health reasons, is just a rationalization.
Lets outlaw meat.
I bet that single act would save 1,000 times as many lives as outlawing smoking. While we are at it, lets start mandating exercise. Lets also stop the hypocrisy that we care about health. We don't, or else McDonald's would have been outlawed a generation ago. Most of the figures you hear vary from unsubstantiated claims, to hype, and to lies.