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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by WarOnPrivacy on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:30PM (#29004285)
> My memory says public opinion was swayed by advertising and health risks not cigarette prices.

I'm confident smokers' opinions didn't reach quitting-stage due to ads.

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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by kennywinker on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:43PM (#29004500)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775761/

> Results: On average, smokers were exposed to more than 200 antismoking ads during the 2-year period, as estimated by televised gross ratings points (GRPs). The odds of having quit at follow-up increased by 11% with each 10 additional potential ad exposures (per 1000 points, odds ratio [OR] = 1.11; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.00, 1.23; P < .05). Greater exposure to ads that contained highly emotional elements or personal stories drove this effect (OR = 1.14; 95% CI 1.02, 1.29; P < .05)

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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by WarOnPrivacy on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:56PM (#29004672)
Was this study done in regions without cigarette taxes?

Asking because about everyone ex-smoker I know (a LOT) quit after struggling to afford the things.

Honestly, I can't come up with anyone who could be so powerfully swayed by ads that they could quit an addiction.

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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by kennywinker on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:16PM (#29004931)
I don't know, you'd have to read the study. Point was they found a strong correlation between ads and quitting. Obviously the ads were communicating health information, so it's weird to say that the ads were the reason since it was likely the health information in the ads. It's also quite possible your friends feel more comfortable citing the cost over the health impact, since they would have known about the health impact when they started. "It got too expensive" is an easier out than "I used to not care about my health, but I do now"
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