Single Sticks Fact Sheet

April 28, 2023

Selling cigarettes individually as single sticks instead of in packs makes smoking more affordable to people with low incomes, the same population most impacted by tobacco-related diseases. Single sticks also circumvent effective tobacco control measures such as graphic health warnings and tax increases. Learn more about the harms of single stick cigarettes and how governments can address the issue.

Single stick cigarettes make tobacco more affordable to people most impacted by tobacco-related disease