In Indonesia, a 2025 study by the Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) found that higher cigarette prices, particularly for filtered kretek (cigarettes with clove additives), significantly reduced the risk of smoking initiation, a 1% increase in price associated with a 2.2% decrease in the risk of smoking initiation among young people
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Tobacco-related chemicals can embed in carpets, furniture, walls, and dust, and can re-emit back into the air over timeoften called thirdhand smoke. This is one reason a home can smell smoky days or weeks later, especially when humidity rises or the room warms up