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Without any decent alternative like vaping? Good luck with that.Let’s continue to do what works to get Australia’s smoking rate down below 10 per cent in the next five years.
Some are, but many are not. Australia has the highest cigarette prices in the world due to that tax, but these guys conveniently ignore that Australia also has the huge black market for cigarettes as a direct result of that tax. This makes it a pretty safe bet that smoking is seriously under-reported.Smokers are paying their tobacco tax.
I would wager that they (Australia) uses different criteria for their stats on the percentage of "young people who smoke" than we do.Wow..that is really impressive that only about 2% of young Australians smoke...you gotta hand it to them they've done a great job of getting rid of smoking.
still, they have been very effective, but one wonders ...at what price.I would wager that they Australia uses different criteria for their stats on the percentage of "young people who smoke" than we do.
I'm not convinced. It's kinda like the stats that show infant mortality being higher in the US than in some less-developed countries; they are misleading at best. Everything depends on how you define the terms. Things like what age group does "young people" encompass, and what exactly constitutes someone who "smokes"?still, they have been very effective, but one wonders ...at what price.
all I know is I have a couple of Australian friends, and from what I hear their health care system is a joke as bad as the NHS in Britian.I'm not convinced. It's kinda like the stats that show infant mortality being higher in the US than in some less-developed countries; they are misleading at best. Everything depends on how you define the terms. Things like what age group does "young people" encompass, and what exactly constitutes someone who "smokes"?