cigarette tax protective_against frequency of alcohol use

In analyses stratified by sex, the associations of cigarette taxation and binge drinking frequency were found only for male smokers.

Increases in cigarette taxes were significantly associated with reductions in frequency of binge drinking among young adult smokers aged 18–29 (b = −0.19, p = 0.02).

greater increases in tax were associated with ... less frequent drinking

increases in statewide cigarette taxes were associated with greater reductions in frequency of binge drinking among young adult smokers