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Those who quit before they turn 51 cut their chances of dying within the next 15 years in half, as compared with people who don't quit

In addition to oral cancer, smoking causes other oral problems, including periodontitis (gum disease)

This is because the federal excise tax is not keeping up with inflation (thanks to successful lobbying by the tobacco companies), and because of worries that increasing taxes will increase the black market and interstate smuggling, as taxes vary by state (and tend to be lower in tobacco producing states, again due to lobbying)

Data availability An anonymized dataset from this trial is available from the corresponding author ([email protected]) upon publication