, professor of pharmacology at Western University of Health Sciences in Lebanon, Oregon
The excise tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products will provide not only one of the best mechanisms for reducing youth tobacco use and smoking during pregnancy, along with a host of other benefits, but also has the potential to bring in substantial revenue to the State of West Virginia
The major provisions of the measure are described below
Nationally, the rate was 8.8%.2,3 Other tobacco product use: Washington E-cigarette and smokeless tobacco use in Washington In 2017, 4.3% of adults used e-cigarettes and 3.4% used smokeless tobacco.4 In 2018, approximately 10% of 8th graders, 21% of 10th graders and 30% of 12th graders in Washington used vapor products on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2018, approximately 1% of 8th graders, 2% of 10th graders and 4% of 12th graders in Washington used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2018, approximately 2% of 8th graders, 3% of 10th graders and 7% of 12th graders in Washington smoked cigars, cigarillos or little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 Economics of tobacco use and tobacco control Economics of tobacco use in Washington Washington received $552.6 million (estimated) in revenue from tobacco settlement payments and taxes in fiscal year 2019.5 Of this, the state allocated $1.5 million in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2019, 2.4% of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions annual spending target.5 Smoking-caused health care costs: $2.81 billion per year.5 Smoking-caused losses in productivity: $2.2 billion per year.6 Washington tobacco laws Cigarette tax in Washington Tobacco taxes Washington is ranked 9th in the U.S
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