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Smell and citizenship

The decrease (or at least levelling-off) in cigarette contraband observed seems to lag the levelling-off in cigarette taxes by at least a few years which may suggest that policies introduced to tackle cigarette contraband from the mid-2000s to late 2000s, may be a more plausible explanation for the observed trends in cigarette contraband

Chronic nicotine exposure also impacts various components of decision-making processes, such as impulsivity 11,12 or exploratory behaviors 13,14 which may contribute to the persistence of drug consumption by promoting relapse and susceptibility to other addictions 15

It is possible that programmes like Mad Men, where successful men in sharp suits chain smoke throughout the programme, are playing a part in maintaining that image