The price of a pack of cigarettes is expected to average $11 after the tax jumps from $1 to $3, according to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce
This can lead to dysphagia, which can increase the risk of aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, and dehydration, and can also have a significant impact on the clients quality of life
"It has been reported that smokers who get COVID-19 tend to have more severe infections than individuals who arent smokers," co-author Jason Sheltzer, a research fellow at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, told Live Science in an email
2,3,4,5,6 Quitting smoking, as it is in younger smokers, remains the single most effective preventive health intervention for reducing the risk of mortality and morbidity from smoking-related illness
One pack of Philip Morris Bold costs just 85 cents (12,000 IDR)