Without this teen tobacco cessation class, I never would have quit smoking. In response to J. Malcolm Foss' May 4 letter, I would like to clarify one thing.
Many teens love to play pool and many hang out in pool halls around town.
Before the smoke-free ordinance was passed many teens used to smoke in these establishments. The smoke-free atmosphere not only protects workers from breathing secondhand smoke, it also discourages smoking among teens. Secondly, the final class of the teen tobacco cessation session is always held at a smoke-free pool hall. Before the smoke-free ordinance, the establishment was always Hawaiian Brian's Billiards because it has always been smoke free. Now, thanks to the ordinance, the final class sessions can be held at any pool hall, due to the fact that they are always smoke free.