A balanced tobacco control policy

(Disponible en anglais seulement.)

Taxation is a popular method of tobacco control, as an increase in price can decrease the amount a smoker may consume, and discourage someone to start. This report focuses on the success of taxation for discouraging adolescent smoking uptake. The report also emphasizes the importance of using taxation in connection with other tobacco control methods.

http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/full/93/3/416

Comment: The author questions whether taxation discourages youth uptake, or merely delays it until they are adults, and no longer the subject of prevention campaigns. An interesting take on the issue.