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In 2008, the World Health Organisation (WHO) named tobacco as the worlds single greatest preventable cause of death

Cigarette Use in the United States and the Resulting Health Consequences Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States and is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year (Ref

And 50 years after the Surgeon General's landmark Report on Smoking and Health, we have reduced smoking rates by half

For example, in addition to the existing cigarette tax, the Legislature could create a new cigarette tax that starts at zero dollars per pack and increases annually by the amount required for the combined rate to keep pace with inflation