the tobacco wives ending explained Opulence and Fragility in “The Wives” – Southern Review of Books Review of The Tobacco Wives

The level of federal duty on cigarettes in 1998 was about 50% higher in real terms than it was at its lowest point in the early 1960s

The figure we are seeing now may reflect the pace of change in the nicotine market, where product innovation and digital marketing often move faster than regulatory systems can adapt. Health warning Caroline Cerny, deputy chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health, an anti-smoking charity set up by the Royal College of Physicians in the UK, indicated that vaping should be considered only by those who already smoked

My wife tells me that the room note is pleasant (but she likes to smoke cigars, so for what it's worth...) Highly recommendable

It emphatically debunks the widely held perception that smokeless tobacco is a safe alternative to smoking