Original sentence: However, on the counterside, in some countries with increased taxes, restrictions on where to smoke and 'quit smoking' advertising from groups aimed at squelching smoking, since the 1990s there has been a counterblast to this through smoking defense groups.Smokers likewise feel that new regulations and general atmosphere are oppressive and the stigmatization placed on them has crossed lines not seen before the 1990s.The smoking defense groups are both independent or funded by tobacco companies