smoking??

[grimacista]

I really don't think more people smoke in Pittsburgh than other places. More people smoking downtown is probably noticeable simply because there is a large amount of people in a relatively confined area at the same time.

[toosie]

Pittsburgh does tend to rank somewhat higher than most other city averages for smoking and ranks absolutely highest for women who smoke while pregnant. Interesting: the other 3-4 highest for maternal smoking are in Indiana and Ohio. Must be a regional really bad habit.

[Bong477]

Last stat I saw Pittsburgh was 25% smokers which is slightly higher than the national average. I don't think it is much different than most other cities I have been to. NYC is particularly low since the city has done everything but make it an outright crime to smoke at all. The only places I've ever been that I noticed smoking being a problem were St. Louis and Winston-Salem, NC.

[Geeo]

Wow, I hardly ever see anybody smoking anymore. You can't smoke in office buildings, restaurants, or most bars. The only place I see any concentration is outside the big office towers downtown, and even then they have to move pretty far from the entrance. The one hoot I get is going past Shadyside Hospital on Centre Avenue and seeing some patients wheeling their IVs with them while they smoke on the sidewalk. Unbelievable.

[mrgonk]

val,

your husband is smoking.

[South Range Family]

Originally Posted by mrgonk

val,

Your husband is smoking.

Either that, or his girlfriend is a smoker.