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“Smoking kills,” “Smoking harms those around you,” “Smoking causes strong addiction”... A litany of messages punctuating the smoker's daily life who, according to public health campaigns, is a weak-willed individual, harmful to themselves and others. Bans are expanding, methods and therapies abound, tobacco cessation clinics are opening in every hospital. And yet, not long ago, smoking was considered normal behavior — a rite of passage for young people, a sign of self-assertion for men, and emancipation for women. The dangers of tobacco were known even then, but health and prevention did not hold the prominent place they do today. Why, in just a few decades, has the average person been turned into a patient needing re-education? Has health become our sole horizon, our ultimate utopia? Documentary: Mind if I Smoke ? (2012) Directed by: Marie-Pierre Jaury, Grégoire Bénabent Production: Point du Jour #fulldocumentary #documentary #smoking #smokingkills #addiction #tobacco #tobaccoindustry #smoker #publichealth #health