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Tobacco Funds Fill Government Coffers, Not Help People Quit

by Richard B. Belzer

Aug 5, 2018

issues: Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Cited in Heartland Institute:

A more recent analysis by The R Street Institute employed a smaller estimate, analyzing “1% of smokers [within] demographic groups switching.”

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