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4:58 PM, Mar 31, 2009 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

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Tomorrow, the 62-cents-per-pack tax hike on cigarettes goes into effect, in order to help fund the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

As this YouTube video from the 2007 S-Chip debate pointed out, you might want to take up smoking for the kids:

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