{"id":99160,"date":"2023-06-07T23:18:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/?p=99160"},"modified":"2024-02-02T08:25:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:25:40","slug":"penalise-smokers-due-to-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/penalise-smokers-due-to-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Should smokers be penalised because of smoking breaks? 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TalkTv<\/h1>\n\n                \n                                                    <p class=\"article__excerpt\">Global CEO of Allen Carr&#8217;s Easyway reacts to the suggestion that smokers should be penalised for taking smoking or vaping breaks.<\/p>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"article__image\">\n                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/08231323\/vanessa-feltz-talk-tv-show-880x468.png\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/08231323\/vanessa-feltz-talk-tv-show-220x117.png 360w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/08231323\/vanessa-feltz-talk-tv-show-440x234.png 768w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/08231323\/vanessa-feltz-talk-tv-show-880x468.png 1440w,\n             https:\/\/allen-carr-live.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/08231323\/vanessa-feltz-talk-tv-show.png 2000w\"\n             alt=\"\" \n     \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"u-show-mobile article-social-bar\">\n                    <span class=\"sidebar-sub-title\">Share this article<\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"social-list\">\n            <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/penalise-smokers-due-to-breaks\/\"\n               onclick=\"window.open(this.href, 'share popup','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=360,toolbar=1,resizable=0'); return false;\"\n               rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/themes\/allen-carr\/public\/dist\/svgs\/social-facebook-fill.svg\" alt=\"Share to Allen Carr's Easyway Facebook\"\/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li class=\"social-list__item\">\n            <a class=\"social-list__item-link\"\n               href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.allencarr.com\/en-us\/articles\/penalise-smokers-due-to-breaks\/&#038;text=Should smokers be penalised because of smoking breaks? 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