LOL I guess we hear a lot about quitting, because im almost sure EVERY smoker, who smokes for a longer while have tried to quit (and most likely he failed, if he still do) many smokers admit they've tried to quit many times. Thats why we hear so much, because people keep on trying to quit, then start again then quit and start ... and so on. I do not agree with this your sentence 'if it's so horrible why did you start in the first place?'' No one, who started to smoke, thought that it is so disquisting and hard to quit. For some time it is really nice to smoke, but after you finding out that this habbit start to annoy you + you for sure not getting more healthy with this. All these things probably pulls you to quit, but you fail one two three times... and then you agree that it is really disquisting and annoying stuff. P.S. About bars: i personally think that should be at least one room for a smokers. It is annoying expecially in cold winter to go outside bar to have a cigarette - smokers are humans too! (bad memories about that part) Not everyone can do that straight away. For a temporary period (month, two or three) i found chewing nicotine gum very helpful (but it is just my exp).