Why are "nicorette" products more expensive than most cigarettes?

nigel_wilson · 2017-09-26 09:54:20

The gum usually costs €10 and only has maybe 4mg. Don't get the same effect as a ciagrette. That goes up with the patch. The inhaler is almost as much as an average/above average bottle of champagne! Are they trying to deter people from quitting and thus boost their profits? It certainly can't be to deter people from…

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The gum usually costs €10 and only has maybe 4mg. Don't get the same effect as a ciagrette. That goes up with the patch. The inhaler is almost as much as an average/above average bottle of champagne!

Are they trying to deter people from quitting and thus boost their profits? It certainly can't be to deter people from smoking.

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