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Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in North Carolina. One
in every five deaths in North Carolina is attributable to cigarette smoking! (NC
SCHS/CDC)
But what are the monetary costs of tobacco use? Read on...
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Annual health care costs in North Carolina directly caused by smoking: $1.92
billion.
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Portion of smoking-related health care costs paid for by the state Medicaid
program: $600 million.
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State and federal tax burden from smoking: $498 per household.
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Smoking-attributable productivity losses in North Carolina: $2.82 billion.
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Employer cost per smoker per year in increased health care costs over
nonsmoking employees: $1,429.
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Cost of a $500,000 life insurance policy for a 30-year-old nonsmoker: $425.
Cost for the same policy for a smoker: $935!
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Cost of property and contact losses for fires caused by smoking in 1996: $10.6
million.
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Cost (as reported by the National Fire Protection Association) of direct
property damage caused by smoking-related fires between 1993 and 1996: $391
million.
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