Core Messages
October 15, 2019
Young people are more responsive to changes in taxes and prices, as youth generally have less disposable income, are less addicted, and respond more to the immediate costs of smoking than adults.
Source: NCI/WHO monograph. Chapter 16 – The Impact of Tobacco Use an Tobacco Control Measures on Poverty and Development; https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/monographs/21/docs/m21_16.pdf