Smoking and the recession

According to research conducted by Harris on behalf of the American Legacy Foundation, low-income (defined as earning less than $35,000 a year) smokers are smoking more as a result of the recession. Nearly 40% of such smokers report smoking more as a result of the financial crisis.

The report is published at the same time as another worrying report - this one showing that one in four children in low-income smoking households don't have enough to eat. This figure is three times higher than in non-smoking households.

The clear implication here is that smokers are spending more on smokes, and less on food for their children.

It is at such times when you can see smoking for the unrewarding addiction it really is.

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