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Cigarette prices vary dramatically across states, with the most expensive states charging nearly twice as much as the cheapest

Given their primary goal of maximizing profits, however, it is unlikely, that the tobacco companies will do that on their own, despite all the ethical, moral, and public health reasons that they should. As the cost of cigarettes continues to rise, largely due to increased taxes aimed at discouraging their sale, cigarette companies are relying more and more on coupons to help offset the tax hikes and keep their products affordable

Harald Halberg

The paper, published online May 22, was co-authored by Shi and graduate students Breanne Butler and Glen Acosta

Its more of a hypothetical argument thats often made when talking about e-cigarette use in young people, but no data supports the theory, and it defies biological plausibility, he says