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Nationally, the rate was 8.8%.2,3 Other tobacco product use: Georgia E-cigarette and smokeless tobacco use in Georgia In 2017, 4.4% of adults used e-cigarettes and 4.5% used smokeless tobacco.4 In 2017, 12.7% of high school students in Georgia used e-cigarettes on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2017, 7.9% of high school students in Georgia used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2017, 14.2% of high school students in Georgia smoked cigars, cigarillos or little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 Economics of tobacco use and tobacco control Economics of tobacco use in Georgia Georgia received $393.3 million (estimated) in revenue from tobacco settlement payments and taxes in fiscal year 2019.5 Of this, the state allocated $750,000 in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2019, just 0.7% of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions annual spending target.5 Smoking-related health care costs: $3.18 billion per year.5 Smoking-related losses in productivity: $3.99 billion per year.6 Georgia tobacco laws Cigarette tax in Georgia Tobacco taxes Georgia is ranked 49th in the U.S
Tobacco is a social justice issue: Low-income communities While the youth smoking rate has now dropped to a record low of 6 percent , that number does not tell the whole story
As the industrys advertising opportunities have become increasingly limited, tobacco companies have dedicated significant portions of their marketing budgets to price discounts and other promotions at the retail level (Chaloupka et al
