Young adult smoking rate drops to 10% The young adult cigarette smoking rate is at an all-time low of nearly 10 percent, a more than 20 percent drop in just a year
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It dropped a hint of its actions on a call with analysts about its most recent earnings, when it said sales of tobacco products fell by a "low double-digit" percentage as Costco "continues to eliminate tobacco SKUs from various locations." Executives have made it a special focus to pull tobacco products from Costco's business center warehouses (which sell products tailored to local businesses), reducing the potential of large customers such as local convenience stores to have items delivered
Its fair to say that nobody expects standardised packaging to be a silver bullet, and any effects of standardised packaging are likely to develop slowly
Occasional mild cravings may last for 6 months