Hello Linda:
I am glad you have hung in there with those people who were in an early stage of their quits and were sticking with it under these extraordinary times. I just put up a post addressing this same issue you may want to use to assist these people. Your observation of smokers smoking more and ex-smokers not relapsing are of key importance. Ex-smokers have a clear advantage even under extreme circumstance, for they are not facing exaggerated withdrawal on top of extraordinary stress. Thanks for sharing these insights.
Joel