That proportion is set to increase over the coming months and local healthcare systems need to be ready to make the most of this opportunity to boost quitting rates in their populations
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Experts credit a variety of efforts for the decline in cigarette smoking anti-smoking campaigns, programs that educate children about the danger of smoking, laws that severely restrict where people could smoke and where cigarette companies could advertise, as well as better access to smoking cessation programs and higher taxes that make cigarettes expensive
When the deal closed in November 2023, a statement from Eastern noted the stake was sold for $530 million, with an additional $95 million to be paid in installments over an unspecified period
Then they changed tactics and started selling them at a reduced price, targeting the category of smokers with low and middle income