The annual cost of tobacco use is more
than $50 billion in direct medical costs, for a total of 97 billion in health care
costs and lost productivity.
Smokers pay twice as much for life
insurance and will die an average of over 12 years sooner than
non-smokers.
Depending upon where you live in the US a habit
of one pack per day can cost up to $1800 per year. Source: USMC National Health Naval
Research Center - San Diego, CA.
If instead of smoking 2 packs per day for 50
years, you could have had an estimated $1,000,000 if you invested it in a
major tobacco company (see calculator below).
Below is a
Calculator To Determine The Amount of Money You Have Spent On Tobacco
Products Over Your Life Time
The calculator only
determines estimate values. It is not to be used for investment
purposes. It is the users responsibility to check the validity of
all calculated values.
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