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If you can prevent youth from starting to smoke, you can potentially prevent another generation of nicotine-addicted adults

As Michael says: The packaging ban [now one year old] has also driven the business underground but in any case, soon after the ban the illegal factories were producing counterfeit cigarettes in plain packaging. Clearly, millions of people still want to smoke but dont want to pay 10-12 a pack, which traps the government in a curious double bind: it asks us not to smoke, but likes the tax take

While theres some truth to this generalization, the reality is a bit more nuanced

Cushman, circa early 20th century

For every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness