Excise taxes are considered indirect taxes because they are not charged directly to individuals
However, in the context of chronic inflammation, pruritogenic mediators and neurotrophic factors can significantly reduce this threshold, rendering sensory fibers hyperexcitable and responsive to otherwise non-pruritic inputs (127)
(Accessed April 1, 2009, from ANRF (American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation)
The tobacco industry has a long history of manipulative tactics, including lying to the public, capitalizing on social movements, and putting out intentionally disruptive narratives that proliferate online and in news media
Smoking ups peoples risk for liver cancer dramatically, according to a 2011 study that found nearly half of all liver cancer cases were the result of smoking