Not exact matches
Nuisance
and «sin» taxes may be maintained
and even increased, especially on
alcohol and tobacco products.
In fact, according to government data, from 1990 to 2007, illegal drugs became
even cheaper
and easier to obtain than
alcohol and tobacco.
And a large 2013 study found that breastfeeding babies younger than 3 months who bed - shared with adults were five times more likely to die of SIDS,
even when their parents were not using
tobacco,
alcohol, or drugs.
Even more astonishing is that these women, who opted for VBAC, were more likely to report
tobacco or
alcohol use, have diabetes,
and be of black race — high risk
and still demonstrating improved outcomes upon repeat cesareans.
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Even when adjusted to take into account socioeconomic factors
and health behaviours (physical activity,
tobacco,
alcohol, nutrition) in adulthood, associations remained very significant, especially among women, who were often less susceptible to benefit from social mobility.»
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Even though
tobacco shops have rarely been targeted by the police or community for intervention,» he added, «based on our data, we believe
tobacco shops in urban communities of color should be regulated to improve community health in the same way as
alcohol outlets
and other public nuisances.»
«The genome of these cancer cells is less abnormal as compared to cancers caused by
tobacco and alcohol, where there are
even more mutations present,» he says.
Moreover, instead of trying to alleviate this situation, we aggravate it
even more using different medications, drinking
alcohol and smoking
tobacco.
Potential substance abuse — be it drugs,
alcohol,
tobacco or
even prescription
and over-the-counter medications — bullying, school violence, online safety, stress
and anxiety are just a few of the roadblocks that can interfere with their educational journey.
Printing notices of the tax
and tips for reducing fuel consumption on gas receipts has the potential to significantly increase driver awareness
and reduce demand, as previous government education projects have reduced demand for
tobacco,
alcohol,
and even water during droughts.
They now argue for high taxes on
tobacco and alcohol to reduce consumption
and addiction
even through the price elasticities are no higher than before.
Sin is understood to be the best thing to tax, but taxing it is generally seen as impractical, due to sin being generally underground (driven there by laws, with taxes thus reduced to excises on
alcohol and tobacco)... However, taxing Carbon is easy,
even when Carbon use is regarded as sinful, because there is no chance of anyone covering it up in a big way... All that had to be done was to put a handle on it, on Carbon use as sinful, that bureaucrats could use, scientific proof, formulae, models,
and all that,
and surround them with minders, Environmental PR minders.
Yet another U.S. study shows teens who live with their married parents are less likely to experiment to drugs
alcohol or
tobacco than other teens —
even after controlling for age, race, gender,
and family income.