ViewpointsOpinionOn Love of Life and Love of HealthSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintA man smokes a cigarette in Caracas on Feb. 23, 2021. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty ImagesTheodore Dalrymple3/25/2021|Updated: 3/26/2021CommentaryIn the year of my birth, 75 per cent of men smoked, as did 50 per cent of women.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.