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Nicotine can cause damage to several organs and systems of the body

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, because tobacco policies take a population-based approach to improving health, policies have the potential to reach groups most affected by tobacco and reduce disparities, but these policies are largely enacted and enforced at the state and local level, where there is significant variation

British Medical Journal Publishing Group (11 February 1995)

This is, in part, because price increases reduce initiation of tobacco use among young people and could make smoking more prohibitive for low-income smokers