Quote Originally Posted by Mike Blue View Post
This survey is of particular interest.
What I got out of it is that the peak in cigarettes smoking coincides with the Lewinsky-gate
Coincidence - may be - the late nineties were one super fast crazy blur for me

On a more serious note it's interesting indeed - to me it seems to be likely tied to the increased commercialization of higher education like you are eluding. Things that are bad for business tend to get special attention from the administration and with time this can grow into a culture shift.