Cigarette Price Increases, Advertising Ban, and Pictorial Warnings as Determinants of Youth Smoking Initiation in Poland.

The European Union is currently formally reconsidering the Tobacco Tax Directive. This makes this analysis of the impact of cigarette prices on youth smoking initiation both timely and germane. As ever more countries implement standardized cigarette packaging, findings here provide support for this measure that removes advertising elements from the packs and makes the health warning more noticeable.