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Jul 31, 2026
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Why ‘social smoking’ has become Gen Z’s new bad habit
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Why ‘social smoking’ has become Gen Z’s new bad habit
CYNTHIA JIMENEZ
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PUBLISHED 46 MINUTES AGO
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Cynthia Jimenez is a journalist and writer based in Toronto and a former academic intern with The Globe and Mail.
I knew it was becoming a problem when I’d slow down to inhale the smell of cigarette smoke. This has happened, admittedly, a couple of times. When walking down a busy street, after a night out with friends or even…
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