Could Raising Taxes Reduce Smoking Deaths?

Researchers looking for ways to reduce smoking deaths say raising taxes could go a long way.

A review in the New England Journal of Medicine finds tripling tobacco taxes would prevent 200-million smoking deaths worldwide during this century.

Researchers say the tax hike would double the price of cigarettes in some countries, which could reduce the number of smokers by a third.

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