Quitting cigarettes could be one of the toughest times of your life.
But, Indiana’s State Health Commissioner, Dr. Kristina Box, says she believes the pain of quitting is worth it for your health and for the health of the state.
One in five people in Indiana is a smoker, which is the seventh-highest smoking rate in the nation, says Box.
She speculated that Indiana’s resistance to taxes, including any new cigarette taxes, and a higher rate of smoking in the state’s 49 rural counties, contributes to the smoking rate.
Box said raising the smoking age to 21 may help.
