The Cost of Smoking in California
Conclusions:
Despite extensive efforts at tobacco control in California, healthcare and lost productivity costs attributable to smoking remain high. Compared to costs for 1999, the total cost was 15% greater in 2009. However, after adjusting for inflation, real costs have fallen by 13% over the past decade, indicating that efforts have been successful in reducing the economic burden of smoking in the state.
Source: Nicotine and Tobacco Research - Category: Addiction Authors: Max, W., Sung, H.-Y., Shi, Y., Stark, B. Tags: Original Investigation Source Type: research
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