Cost of smoking
Over time, the costs of using tobacco start to add up.
- The cost of cigarettes has risen over the past few years. Have you ever added up how much you spend each year on cigarettes?
- People who smoke have more health problems. In the United States, people who smoke spend about $50 billion each year for smoking-related illnesses.1 Insurance companies, even those owned by tobacco companies, charge people who smoke nearly twice as much for term life insurance as they charge people who do not smoke.
Not only will quitting smoking save you money, you may also use fewer sick days at work, which may give you more vacation days.
What's the Best Way to Quit Smoking?
In every issue of WebMD the Magazine, we ask our experts to answer readers' questions about a wide range of topics. In our November-December 2011 issue, we asked James Beckerman, MD, WebMD's heart health expert, for tips on quitting smoking. Q: I'm finally ready to quit smoking. Do you have any tips for making it easier? A: We all know that being tobacco-free is essential to a healthy life. In fact, the most recent report from the Surgeon General details how any exposure to tobacco smoke...
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The method you choose to quit smoking may cost little or no money at all. For example, the daily cost of most medicines is about the same as the cost of smoking. Think of the money you spend to quit smoking as an investment in yourself.
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