Potential Effects of a Tax Increase on Tobacco Products and Ban on the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products in Michigan

This Fact Sheet was written by Frank Chaloupka. The fact sheet discusses the potential effects of implementing a $1.50 cigarette tax and ending the sale of flavored tobacco products in Michigan. Ending the sale of flavored tobacco products would reduce tobacco use initiation, lead current tobacco users to quit, improve health, and save lives. In addition to the public health impact, the policy would lead to significant reductions in health care spending (including Medicaid spending) in the state and raise additional tobacco tax revenues. Modeling the impact in the state of Michigan, Chaloupka demonstrates the overall benefits that these policies would have.