In 2021, Indiana had the seventh-highest vaping rate and the eighth-highest smoking rate in the U.S., factors leading to significant detrimental health and economic impacts. Reducing smoking and vaping in Indiana would not only improve Hoosier health, but would lower Medicaid and other healthcare costs and save businesses money. Evidence shows one of the most effective ways to reduce use is to increase the tax on cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
This report summary consolidates four separate research reports commissioned by the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation and developed by experts from the University of Illinois Chicago.
Specific findings include:
