RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Taxes and the tobacco wars
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 205
OP 206
VO 156
IS 2
A1 L. W. Green
YR 1997
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/2/205.abstract
AB In this issue (see pages 187 to 191) Dr. Vivian H. Hamilton and associates demonstrate that tax reductions introduced in 5 Canadian provinces in 1994 slowed the rate of decline in cigarette consumption in those jurisdictions. Although both reductions and increases in taxation have been shown to influence tobacco consumption, changes in smoking habits must also be understood in the context of battles being waged on other fronts in the tobacco wars. In addition, more finely detailed analyses are needed to determine the impact of taxation and other factors on the smoking habits of specific subgroups of the population, particularly teenagers.