Smoke, drink, for tomorrow we die

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Smoke, drink, for tomorrow we die

Barbara Docherty

Barbara Docherty

Leonard Cohen CR Takahiro Kyono, CC BY SA 2.0
Leonard Cohen died a happy smoker at 82 [image: Takahiro Kyono, CC BY SA 2.0]

AS COVID-19 poses the predominant threat to health, other health concerns are falling by the wayside – and many older people don’t seem to care, writes Barbara Docherty

Leonard Cohen gave up smoking in his 50s, but when he turned 80 decided to resume his smoking career. He had been thinking about having a cigarette ev