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On average, a price increase of 10 per cent on a pack of cigarettes would reduce demand for cigarettes by about 4 per cent for the general adult population in high-income countries, the study finds

The price jump made affordability a top concern for frequent smokers

The tobacco actually comes from the tobacco plant from genus Nicotiana

Peer reviewed by Dr Sarah JarvisLast updated by Andrea DowneyLast updated 12 Oct 2021 DownloadDownload Share Language Discussion Audio Version Add to preferred sources on Google It's pretty impossible not to be aware that smoking is bad for our health - the risks of lung cancer, chronic lung disease, heart disease and more which come with lung cancer are all too well known