High Taxes and Heroin

Raising the cigarette sales tax in New york State has resulted in a widening heroin epidemic. Many users that could not afford to pay 8 bucks for a pack of cigarettes are saving 5 bucks by spending three bucks for a bag of heroin. Cautious users are snorting heroin rather than shooting it into their veins, they have the misconception that it will not lead to addiction. The good news is that it has caused countless tobacco addicts to break their habit. But unfortunately they have replaced it with a new one. Cigarette manufacturers that once feared competition from marijuana growers now have added competition from heroin dealers who sell their product for only three bucks a bag. Authorities are discussing lowering the cigarette sales tax in order to curb heroin addiction. But no action has yet been taken.