20 Percent More Smokers Quit After $1 Price Increase

NICHOLAS BAKALAR, NY Times: Health
Wed, 08/23/2017 - 10:14am

When the price of a pack of cigarette increases by $1, there is a 20 percent increase in rates of quitting smoking.

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