benefits of a $2 tobacco tax
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North Dakota is looking to you to help increase the tobacco tax to $2 per pack which can reduce youth smoking rates by an incredible 25%.TRANSCRIPT
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WE CAN REDUCEYOUTH SMOKING
RATES BY MAKINGTOBACCO LESSAFFORDABLE
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INCREASING NORTH DAKOTA’S TOBACCO TAX TO $2 PER PACK CAN REDUCE YOUTH SMOKING RATES BY AN INCREDIBLE 25%
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INCREASING THE TOBACCO TAX TO
$2 PER PACK CAN REDUCE YOUTH SMOKING RATES BY AN INCREDIBLE 25%
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NORTH DAKOTA’SHIGH SCHOOL SMOKING
RATE IS 19.4% - A 25%REDUCTION WOULD
REDUCE THE RATE TONEARLY 14%
Source for youth smoking rates: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS); Public Health Benefits from Increasing a Cigarette Tax
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AT 44 CENTS PER PACK OF CIGARETTES, NORTH DAKOTA HAS THE 46TH LOWEST TOBACCO TAX IN THE NATION, AND HAS
NOT RAISED ITS TOBACCO TAX FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS - SINCE 1993.
Source: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0202.pdf
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PREVENTS 7,900 NORTH DAKOTA
YOUTH FROM BECOMING ADULT
SMOKERS
A.
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PREVENT 4,700 PREMATURE
SMOKING-CAUSED DEATHS IN
NORTH DAKOTA
B.
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SAVE $312.90 MILLION IN LONG-TERM
HEALTH CARE COSTS
C.
Source: Public Health Benefits from Increasing a Cigarette Tax
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INCREASING AND MAINTAINING A
HIGH TOBACCO TAX IS AMONG THE
MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PREVENT
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EVER
STARTING TO USE TOBACCO
Source: CDC Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco
Control Programs
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A TOBACCO TAX INCREASE IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA