Cigarettes are expensive because of local, state, and federal taxes. Heroin is e...

		thucydides on Aug 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: H - The surprising truth about heroin and addictio... Cigarettes are expensive because of local, state, and federal taxes. Heroin is expensive to compensate for the high risk of government punishment at each stage of the manufacturing/retail process.

Not to mention the demand!