Over the history of our country many commodities have been taxed, including alcohol, flour, butter, cotton and, of course, tobacco products
Drawing heavily on US concerns about the condition known as E-cigarette or Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) and the perceived youth epidemic in vaping, South Koreas ministry of health issued a statement in 2015 rejecting any distinction between cigarettes and e-cigarettes (MOHW 2015)
Its also worth pointing out the massive pricing difference between the Robusto ($14.20) and Gordo ($16.98) and the P ($25) and Salomon ($28)
However, the likelihood that someone will stick to a certain treatment varies, with compliance being the highest with nicotine patches, followed by nicotine gum, inhalers, and nasal sprays