Cigarette Smoking

Cigarette Smoking

Introduction

The industry for tobacco related products is one of the most lucrative businesses not only in the US, rather the entire world. A study of the US tobacco industry showed that; of the total cost of cigarettes, only 4 cent is accounted for the cost of tobacco leaf, manufacturing process accounts for 43% of the cost and the rest of the cost is associated with the taxes and transportation costs (Gale et al, 2000). The fact is that the tobacco industry is an important part of the US economy, as it contributes to the tobacco growers and to the ...