Historically, smokers have generally been resistant to decreases in consumption in response to tax-induced price increases, meaning large taxes would be necessary to meaningfully decrease consumption.[3] This effect was driven, in part, by a lack of substitutes for nicotine consumption
While it remains largely perceived as a "very dangerous" drug (88 % of French people), its image seems to be evolving among certain segments of the population
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While most quit attempts are cold turkey, and 40-50% are spontaneous with little or no planning (both West 2006 and Ferguson 2009 found unplanned attempts 240% more likely to succeed), clinical trials are generally populated by smokers seeking free treatment, a non-existent real-world population willing to delay quitting until commanded by researchers to begin