According to reporting from The Verge, Its difficult to quantify the effect that plain packaging has on consumer behavior, though studies have shown that it likely acts as a deterrent: A series of papers published in the journal Addiction found that the neutral packs led to a decline in smoking at outdoor restaurants, cafes, and bars in Australia, while others have shown that they make cigarettes seem less appealing to adolescents
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Among the eight states in the lowest price/expenditure group, only two states (Virginia and Michigan) had significant declines in young adult smoking and the average prevalence for states in this group declined by 7.6 percentage points, from 26.2% (95% CI 24.3% to 28.1%) to 18.6% (95% CI 16.9% to 20.3%) From 2010/2011 to 2018/2019, for the group of eight highest ranked states on price/expenditure activity, average young adult smoking prevalence declined by 7.6 percentage points, from 14.1% to 6.5% (95% CI 5.2% to 7.8%)