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Standing in the balance is a whole new generation at risk of finding itself in the grip of an industry with more blood on its hands than almost any other in modern historyan industry whose profit margins have historically rivaled Big Oils and whose model has always depended on keeping people coming back, whatever form the product takes

According to the National Cancer Institute, a pack year is calculated by multiplying the number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day by the number of years the person has smoked

"It's really powerful, it's growing," said Geoff Beckwith, executive director of the association, which has received funding from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to provide technical assistance to cities exploring anti-smoking measures

The economic factors involve production costs, pricing strategies, taxes and consumer preferences