The tipping point?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>:</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> & <span word="Clear">Clear</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span>. <span word="Further">Further</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>-<span word="free">free</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reached">reached</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="tip">tip</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="converge">converge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tipped">tipped</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scales">scales</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="accumulating">accumulating</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="damages">damages</span>, <span word="if">if</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camels">camels</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="straw">straw</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p>
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