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That prompted consumer giant and cigarette market leader ITC to shorten the length of its cheapest brand, Bristol, to keep prices and sales intact

Further, the 2022 Future Monitoring Survey found that among young people, approximately 8.7% of 8th graders, 15.1% of 10th graders, and 24.8% of 12th graders report using any form of nicotine in the past 30 days.[1] While the smoking rates among adults without chronic conditions are significantly reduced over years, the rates remain high among adults with psychiatric disorders.[2] Nicotine dependence especially affects individuals with underlying mental illnesses or cognitive impairments, at a rate of approximately 41% - twice the rate of which the CDC reports for the general population

Over that time, tobacco control in New Jersey and elsewhere had been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the 10 great public health achievements in the United States, underscoring the significance of the states efforts

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