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Specifically, the analysis predicts that implementation of key tobacco policy changes could lead to roughly 100,000 fewer cancer cases, 730,000 fewer hospitalizations, and 170,000 fewer deaths attributed to smoking in the first two decades following policy change as well as saving over $24 billion in smoking-attributable medical costs and increasing productivity by over $100 billion

However, a report by NHS Health Scotland found that as companies can pick and choose how to offset costs, usually by increasing prices on higher-end products, the taxation may not be as effective in encouraging those from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds to quit

There are also quitlines that allow you to speak to a smoking counselor, as well as phone apps that provide support and track your progress