Cigarette prices are approaching $40 a packet in Australia, but the country's smokers are using finding clever ways to buy cheap tobacco instead of giving up (stock image) From buying illegal 'chop chop' tobacco to buying black market cigarettes under the counter, the hacks used by smokers are rising faster than the price of a pack (pictured are illicit cigarettes seized in January) With the latest round of tobacco excise hikes set to bring prices up to $40 a packet within the next year, there is no respite in sight for cash-strapped smokers
5) While some associations have been observed, particularly with gout and renal diseases, evidence from Mendelian randomization studies did not consistently support a causal relationship between elevated serum urate levels and other metabolic or cardiovascular disorders
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