I applaud the new smoking ban; now on to our other addictions

Published January 22, 2023

by Sarah DeVries

Well, it’s finally happened. Smokers have nowhere else to go.

Okay, this isn’t technically true. Under Mexico’s new federal outdoor smoking ban that went into effect this week, they can still smoke at home, and they can very likely still smoke in places where both poorly-paid waiters and struggling business owners will be loath to negatively engage and/or chase off the few customers they have left (I’ve seen it).

But technically, officially, smoking is out. While I’m nowhere near heartbroken about it — cigarette smoke triggers an immediate headache in me, and I can’t stand the way the smell absorbs into my hair and clothes — I feel for those stragglers still addicted to nicotine.

And while I’ve not taken a single puff in my own life, I do know a thing or two about addiction. Who among us doesn’t? More on that below.

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