in The Handbook of Health Economics (eds Newhouse, J
Addiction patterns, convenience, and cultural factors all play roles
For example, eating a Triple Whopper isnt automatically immoral, because when consumed occasionally, the harms are fairly minimal and can almost certainly be outweighed by other goods: immediate pleasure (which, by itself, isnt morally suspect), nutrition (yes, even in a Triple Whopper), convenience, economy, and possibly social enjoymentlike if that just so happens to be where youre having your fortieth birthday party
The average total nicotine for all products was 6.56 mg/g (SE=0.93), with a range from 0.822 to 31.5 mg/g (online supplemental table 1)