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Nevada budget experts predict drop in revenue from cigarettes but increase in booze sales

Gov. Brian Sandoval has said he favors keeping the 2009 tax package in place. The prediction for cigarette tax collection for next fiscal year is $78.8 million, down 2.1 percent and it drops another 1.8 percent in fiscal 2015.
Las Vegas Sun
added Nov 2, 2012 15:09
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[Russia] State to reinforce its anti-tobacco and -alcohol measures

Draft Law No. 150327-6 “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Concerning the Prohibition to Sell Tobacco Products to Minors” - available in Russian only; Draft Law No. 163560-6 “On Protecting Health from Passive Smoking and Eff
Lexology (uk)
added Nov 1, 2012 20:20
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[Russia] Putin Wages War on Vodka as Lifestyle Death Toll Mounts

An anti-tobacco law submitted to parliament yesterday will ban smoking in public places, advertising and kiosk sales. That follows measures to curb the world’s fourth-highest alcohol consumption per capita with tax increases and by limiting trade. Smoki
Business Week/Bloomberg
added Nov 1, 2012 14:09
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[UK] Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging

Exercising, not smoking, moderate drinking, eating fruits and vegetables may help thwart chronic disease
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Oct 25, 2012 17:37
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[Philippines] EDITORIAL: Blowing smoke on sin taxes

The question is germane against the backdrop of the House version of the bill, which features a lopsided sharing of the tax burden, with the tobacco companies shouldering P26.8 billion in new taxes and the liquor companies chipping in only P4.48 billion.
Manila Standard Today (ph)
added Oct 22, 2012 06:52
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[Korea - South] Effects of coffee, smoking, and alcohol on liver function tests: a comprehensive cross-sectional study

Conclusions: Coffee consumption, smoking, and alcohol drinking affect the individual components of LFT in different ways, and the above 3 habits each have an impact on LFTs.
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
added Oct 19, 2012 08:48
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[Philippines] Bias persists vs tobacco

Malaya Business Insight pointed out what it calls the anomaly of one sin product paying less than half in taxes compared to the other - beer and distilled spirits. As it now turns out the sharing in incremental revenue between tobacco and alcohol is 70-3
Malaya (ph)
added Oct 18, 2012 08:10
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Alcoholism Shortens Life More Than Smoking: Study

New research suggests that people who are alcohol-dependent, particularly women, may be cutting their lives even shorter than smokers.
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Oct 17, 2012 01:55
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Heavy Smokers, Drinkers May Face Pancreatic Cancer Earlier in Life

The average age at which patients are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is 72, according to the American Cancer Society. But this study of more than 800 pancreatic cancer patients found that heavy smokers were diagnosed at about age 62 and heavy drinkers
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Oct 15, 2012 20:32
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Veterans That Smoke Are At A Higher Risk Of Alcohol Abuse Relapse

New research verifies previous studies by Dr. Timothy Durazzo and his colleagues, showing that smoking, while trying to quit drinking alcohol, impairs learning, memory, and other cognitive skills, hindering successful sobriety.
Medical News TODAY(UK)
added Oct 13, 2012 16:28
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