What a drag … Iceland considers prescription-only cigarettes | World news | The Guardian

What a drag … Iceland considers prescription-only cigarettes | World news | The Guardian: "The proposal would initially result in an increase in cigarette prices, said Fridleifsdottir, of '10% per year, in line with World Health Organisation proposals – evidence shows that a 10% increase results in a 4-8% reduction in consumption'.

But by the end of the 10-year plan, prescription-only cigarettes should actually be cheaper than ever, according to Thorarinn Gudnason, president of the Icelandic Society of Cardiology, who helped draw up the proposal.

'Under our plan, smokers who are given prescriptions will be diagnosed as addicts, and we don't think the government should tax addicts.'"

Funny that they apparently don't think that addicts are addicts until you call them addicts. What percent of cigarettes are sold to non-addicts?