The tobacco companies who since increased the prices earlier opposed the treasurys proposals, arguing that the measure would stifle the formal industry and boost illicit trade
News story: Study says ad displays in stores boost teen vaping rates, Medical Xpress Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of standardised packaging and minimum excise tax on tobacco sales and industry revenue in the UK, Tobacco Control By May of 2017, the UK had introduced a new minimum excise tax and implemented a requirement of standardized packaging for cigarette and roll-you-own tobacco packs
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Further, those with psychiatric and co-occurring substance use tend to have greater nicotine dependence and poorer cessation outcomes (Han et al., 2023