Smokers are justifying their habit by labelling it as a social activity and claiming they are nothing more than a social smoker says a new research. The research conducted by The Co-operative Pharmacy reveals that a quarter of smokers are in denial because of the stigma associated with it and now only class themselves as social smokers. In reality though over a third of these are smoking between 6-20 cigarettes a day. The study also revealed smokers' willingness to openly disregard the law by lighting up in prohibited areas reports femalefirst.co.uk. 'The smoking ban in public places has had a