Some research institutions funded by the tobacco industry have been exaggerating the problem in Hong Kong and accusing that increases in tobacco tax worsened the situation
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We excluded pregnant women, people who smoked only roll-your-own cigarettes, people concurrently enrolled in a smoking cessation trial, people who smoked fewer than 7 cigarettes per week, and people who at baseline reported living in the same household as another study participant
So youre craving, you feel agitated, you take a few puffs, nicotine goes to your brain, the craving ends, and you feel relief
This argument was used to oppose plain packaging in New Zealand, where a British American Tobacco advertisement featured an image of a customer facing a liquor store fridge full of beer bottles with plain wide labels, and displayed the text I dont mind if alcohol is next