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I agree I don't think fear of COVID or anything else has dramatically changed the fear of health risks.

Much more beliavable explanation for me is massive change in daily habits. People being more forced being indoors, more limited access to stores, less social smoking like workplace and bars. And many more.

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Pretty much this. I know plenty of people who successfully stopped during quarantine (including me), however started the first day everything came back to normal.

Without drastically changing yourself, most regular smokers will not quit it for good that easily.

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