Impact on State and Local Government Health Care Costs Potential Fiscal Impacts Associated With Reduced Tobacco Product Consumption
The Multi-Agency Illegal Tobacco Task Force report notes that revenue from excise taxes on vapes declined by $2.4 million in the previous fiscal year and that "the ongoing suspected smuggling of untaxed tobacco products into Massachusetts could also be a factor contributing to the decline in revenue." Additionally, new research suggests that bans on flavored e-cigarettes have the unintended consequence of increasing sales of conventional cigarettes
The tobacco industry has also likened the addictiveness of cigarettes to caffeine, television and M&Ms In 1985, one tobacco vice president wondered, in reference to smoking-related deaths, if we should ban sleep since according to him the majority of people die in their sleep.+ In 1997, one tobacco company CEO said he would probably "instantly" shut his doors " to get a better hold on things " if it were proved to his satisfaction that smoking causes cancer
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Over time the craving for cigarettes diminishes, and after 3 weeks of no smoking , you may begin to feel less dependent on nicotine
