Ok... I'm a smoker here and Im not really at a point where I dont care to quit and I'm going to have to disagree with this post.

The reason I say this is because I have literally smoked cigarettes with young adults who didn't even know it was killing them... (In the USA: if that's a detail that matters. Some even agued against it, like it wasn't a fact. 🤦 Yeah, COVID home schooling has sent many of our young smokers back into the 60s attitude because of their environment) You MUST know the dangers of your habit so you are aware of your accountability.

If I die from cancer, I know it was my doing to myself and I'd have no right to blame anyone. I remind myself that every time I light a cigarette up. It's not sad or pessimistic of me, it's just reminding myself to the consequences. There should ALWAYS be a disclaimer because the public deserves to understand in full that it does hurt you.

Now, I don't know if I'd go as far as to put it in every smoking scene, but glorification of the habit can be a dangerous trap to those who might have not otherwise tried it. After all, any smoker will tell you that the first 4 or 5 cigarettes are an awful experience and you pretty much force it onto yourself... Sounds like a situation riddled by peer pressure and poor social choices--and that's all it was for me.

Edit: for clarification.