After Tax Increase, Wisconsin Smokers Turn to Quit Line for Help With Quitting

Research shows raising the price of cigarettes increases the rate at which smokers try to quit, and history repeated itself in Wisconsin after the federal tobacco tax increased 62 cents April 1. In the first 13 days of April, 66 percent of callers to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line (345 out of 524 tobacco users) said the tax increase factored into their motivation to call. Total calls to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line were up 65 percent the week of the tax (March 30-April 5).

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