Do you think, a hike in cigarette rates can avoid 40 lakh deaths in India?

No Not even a blanket ban can do the trick, people would find out even more dangerous ways to smoke. We need some other alternatives to get rid of this evil.[/quote
It won't totally eradicate smoking. I have seen people how they gradually reduced the frequency of smoking with every price rise till they reached zero frequency. Though they are small in number,, you cannot simply ignore them . After all a change occurs in small increments at the outset.

This takes a little willpower to quit smoking. I am the one who quit nine years before in just one day. I used to smoke 30-40 figs a day and cost of cigarette was not the reason. I wanted to quit it so I did.

Cost or no cost, it takes only will power, not little, an immense will power to overcome.

In my case it was only a little plus motivation by my daughter. I did it on 23May 2004 for never to touch again..

No Not even a blanket ban can do the trick, people would find out even more dangerous ways to smoke. We need some other alternatives to get rid of this evil.[/quote
It won't totally eradicate smoking. I have seen people how they gradually reduced the frequency of smoking with every price rise till they reached zero frequency. Though they are small in number,, you cannot simply ignore them . After all a change occurs in small increments at the outset.

This takes a little willpower to quit smoking. I am the one who quit nine years before in just one day. I used to smoke 30-40 figs a day and cost of cigarette was not the reason. I wanted to quit it so I did.

Cost or no cost, it takes only will power, not little, an immense will power to overcome.

In my case it was only a little plus motivation by my daughter. I did it on 23May 2004 for never to touch again..

We have to see here to what extent that little plus has impacted and made an indelible mark on your heart. Some times big religious heads fail to make an impact on a person. Because, trhose sermons did not leave an impression on the hearts of the person.

50% hike in cigarette rates would avoid 40 lakh deaths in India
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No they wont decrease the death rate. When it was 100 rs also people will buy them as they are eddicted to it.

50% hike in cigarette rates would avoid 40 lakh deaths in India
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/50--hike-in-cigarette-rates-would-avoid-40-lakh-deaths-in-india/1031088/

I don't think so.those who are very much addicted to cigarette will decrease smoking but cannot avoid it.They will smoke even if the price will hike.

Hikes in prices of cigarettes may stop few people from smoking but many would choose wrong ways of earning money to buy cigarettes.

One who got addicted to smoke cannot quit that easily as like quitting alcohol consumption. But one of my friend who is a chain smoker stopped immediately from one fine day and its now three years gone. Its only because of his self control.

Hikes in prices of cigarettes may stop few people from smoking but many would choose wrong ways of earning money to buy cigarettes.

Yes I think it will really helps in reducing the dangerous diseases like cancer and save their life from it

Yes I think it will really helps in reducing the dangerous diseases like cancer and save their life from it