Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette

In a fairly pointless piece about Barack Obama's smoking on TimesOnline from the UK, the article suddenly turns into an ad:

We Britons do have one big advantage. The NHS. You are four times more likely to quit if you have support such as that provided by NHS clinics. And while Obama doesn't have access to these, there's the free NHS smoking helpline, 0800 0224332, open seven days a week, 7am to 11pm, or www.smokefree.nhs.uk. where he could also record a promise to the American nation, along with the date of the inauguration as his start date. Yes, he can.

I checked and, as I suspected, smoking rates are considerably lower in the US (under 20%) than the UK (around 25%).

Some advantage.

(Of course, I'm already on record that Obama should smoke if he feels like it. It's for the good of the country.)