This study measured the economic cost of smoking one pack a day over a lifetime, taking into account pricing, medical costs, lost income, and other costs associated with smoking in New Jersey. Aggregated data shows the New Jersey resident spent more than $2 million on her in her lifetime.
Patch summarized the calculations as follows:
- “Out-of-pocket costs (average cost of a pack of cigarettes in each state multiplied by total number of days)”
- Economic opportunity cost (the return smokers get by investing money instead of spending on cigarettes)
- Medical expenses per smoker
- Income loss per smoker (calculated 18% wage gap between smokers and nonsmokers)
- Other costs (including costs of exposure to secondhand smoke)”
Smoking cessation programs are more effective when they highlight the economic burden of smoking
Indeed, given the economic burden associated with smoking, a recent cross-sectional study of 68 male smokers living in temporary accommodation hostels in Brisbane, Australia found that smoking cessation promotes financial savings. It was suggested that smoking cessation campaigns that promote smoking cessation may be more effective than campaigns that focus on smoking cessation. About the health of specific groups.
The paper, entitled “‘Money in the Smoke’: The Economic Benefits of Quitting Smoking May Be More Motivating for Homeless People Than Potential Health Benefits,” smoking among disadvantaged groups is rightly pointed out. Temporary accommodation increases the likelihood of poor health and financial penalties.
A survey conducted by the research team examined participants’ history of smoking and quit attempts, perceptions of quitting, and quit tools. Researchers also investigated awareness of the Focused Quit Support Program, a free, locally funded quit initiative.
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