3 Smoking deterrents.

• Position: Study shows tobacco tax helps deter youth smoking - California - Stateline - Brief article

Adolescents and young adults living in areas with smoke-free workplaces, restaurants and bars were 20 percent less likely to become smokers, according to researchers from the University of California. They also found the same correlation with increases in tobacco taxes, with each 10-cent increase precipitating a 3 percent drop in the...