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Growing Up Tobacco Free: Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youths (1994)
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6 TOBACCO TAXATION IN THE UNITED STATES

CONTENTS

Tobacco Taxes in the United States

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Federal Tobacco Taxes

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State and Local Tobacco Taxes

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Trends in Cigarette Prices, Taxes, and Affordability

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Trends in Cigarette Tax Revenues and Sales

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Tax Rates in Other Industrialized Countries

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Effect of Excise Taxes on Consumption

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The Canadian Experience

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Adolescents' Sensitivity to Price

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Arguments for and Against Higher Tobacco Taxes

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Conclusions and Recommendations

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References

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