Jump to full article: The Guardian (uk), 2007-06-17
Author: Euan Ferguson Sunday June 17, 2007 The Observer
Intro: 1 The number of cupfuls of tar found in a smoker's lungs when they die.
2 The tally of cigarettes smoked by John Hurt in a taxi during a seminal scene in the otherwise largely forgotten 1997 movie Love and Death on Long Island. . . .
3 The total of extra days a smoker takes off work each year, on average, through illnesses and complaints associated with the habit. . . .
19 Thousands of pounds a year currently being advertised as the salary for a 'smoke freedom officer'. The post, with Canterbury council in Kent, will include the task of advising landlords how to deal with customers who light up in pubs.
20 The seconds it takes for nicotine to hit the brain.
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