 Smoking and Medical Expenses
Compared with nonsmokers, men who smoke incur nearly $16,000 more in lifetime medical expenses; women who smoke incur more than $17,000.
*Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Emory is exploring a tobacco-free campus.
To learn more, visit www.tobaccofree.emory.edu.
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Learn more at www.hr.emory.edu/healthspotlight
View previous quick facts:
Tobacco Quick Fact 1: What's Really in a Cigarette?
Tobacco Quick Fact 2: How Much Does It Cost?
Tobacco Quick Fact 3: Tobacco and Your Heart
Tobacco Quick Fact 4: The Effects of Quitting
Tobacco Quick Fact 5: Smoking and Health Care Costs
Tobacco Quick Fact 6: The Age of Smoking
Tobacco Quick Fact 7: Smoking and the Workplace
Tobacco Quick Fact 8: Smoking Around the Nation |
