As of 2019, 16 countries, including France, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK, and Thailand, have adopted plain packaging, and today more than 20 additional countries have started investigations into adopting plain packaging locally
Tobacco tax increases present a win-win solution to the states a health win that will reduce tobacco use and save lives and a revenue win that can help fund tobacco control and other lifesaving public health programs. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S., killing nearly 500,000 Americans every year and costing over $241 billion in annual health care expenses, more than 60% of which is paid by taxpayers through government programs like Medicare and Medicaid
But what is often ignored is that these odors are also harmful
The researchers hopes their findings will lead to the development of a system to regulate the sale of incense products and introduce measures to reduce smoke exposure.
