Tobacco Prices on the Rise and the Poor not Smoking Less

The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout is to take place on November 19th and many people will be throwing away their cigarettes in honor of the situation.

Jason Halford, 29 is going to be taking part in this action. He has been smoking for nine years and has tried to quit twice. He claims that he started smoking again both times because of stress related to lack of money and his job. The rising costs of cigarettes have not done anything to keep him from smoking. Halford said, "I buy cheap brands and look for dollar-off specials."

Many think that the price of cigarettes has an influence on smokers, but this is proving to be untrue.

According to Dr. Bruce Christiansen of the University of Wisconsin's Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI) in Milwaukee's poorest neighborhoods, nearly half of the adults smoke, regardless of the fact that cigarettes cost $9 a pack, this means that one household can end up spending $15,000 a year on this habit.

The smoking rate has dropped, but only in certain layers of society, and the poorest are paying for smoking reforms…

[Via: suburbanchicagonews.com]

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