Federal Government -- VI. Environmental Tobacco Smoke -- VII. Risk Beliefs and Addiction -- VIII. Youth Smoking: Beyond Joe … settlement: Do smokers understand the risks of smoking? And does smoking impose net financial costs on the states? With Smoke … topics central to the smoking policy debate. Based on surveys of smokers in the United States and Spain, for instance, he …

inadequate risk decisions by smokers regarding their own welfare. Detailed calculations of the financial externalities of smoking … exceed the higher medical care and life insurance costs generated. The costs of environmental tobacco smoke are highly …

that cigarette taxes are not the most effective mechanisms for deterring youth smoking or limiting exposures to … environmental tobacco smoke, as these are best addressed through more targeted regulatory policies. A cautionary note with respect …