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The data also showed that stopping smoking is worthwhile: the longer ago the last cigarette was smoked, the lower the risk of developing depression
A sizable literature of peer-reviewed academic studies supports these findings.[3] A 2017 study published in Public Finance Review provides the academic theory and estimates for how tax rates affect smuggling, highlighting that easily transportable goods (e.g., cigarettes) will be attractive cross-border shopping items.[4] A 2018 study published in the same journal supported those findings by examining littered packs of cigarettes across 132 communities in 38 states, finding that 21 percent of packs did not have proper local stamps.[5] LaFaive and Nesbit, the lead authors of the Mackinac Center study, note that smuggling comes in different forms: casual smuggling, where smaller quantities of cigarettes are purchased in one area and then transported for personal consumption, and commercial smuggling, which is a large-scale criminal activity that can involve counterfeit state tax stamps, counterfeit versions of legitimate brands, hijacked trucks, and officials turning a blind eye.[6] The Mackinac Center provides several anecdotes of smuggling activity over the many editions of its report, including a prison guard caught smuggling cigarettes into prisons, a Maryland police officer running illicit cigarettes while on duty, and a Virginia man hiring a contract killer over a cigarette smuggling dispute
We know how to prevent tobacco-related cancers, but we need more urgency in our actions. Jane Henley, MSPH MSPH, Epidemiologist, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Related Links Press Release: Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States English | Spanish MMWR Vital Signs: Cancer and Tobacco Use Vital Signs: Home | November 2016 Vital Signs | Fact Sheet PDF 2.25 MB | Topics Vital Signs: (Spanish) Home | 2016 Noviembre Signos Vitales | Fact Sheet PDF 1.99MB | Topics Cancer Prevention and Control: English | Spanish Infographic: Lung Cancer Is the Biggest Cancer Killer in Both Men and Women: English | Spanish Lung Cancer Matte Article: English [PDF, 69 KB] | Spanish [PDF, 69.6 KB] CDCs Office on Smoking and Health CDC: Caring for Cancer Survivors Who Use Tobacco CDC: Tobacco and Cancer CDCs Tips from Former Smokers Campaign CDC: The 6|18 Initiative: Accelerating Evidence into Action CDC Tobacco Control Interventions Podcast Vital Signs Cancer and Tobacco English | Spanish Vital Signs Cancer and Tobacco [PSA 0:60 seconds] Page last reviewed: November 10, 2016 Page last updated: November 10, 2016 Content source:
