Economic Impact (Tobacco)

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The Health Costs of Smoking The Health Costs of Smoking: Short factsheet measures the UK cost of tobacco products in different ways. (Economic Impact) http://www.roycastle.org/kats/facts_health.htm Costs of Smoking are Triple Those of Illicit Drugs Costs of Smoking are Triple Those of Illicit Drugs: Results of a study on the social costs of drug use in Australia. (Economic Impact) http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7383/242/a Cigarettes Not Only Cause More Time Off Work, But Also Lower Productivity Cigarettes Not Only Cause More Time Off Work, But Also Lower Productivity: Reserach summary. Estimates that tobacco products cost employers $47 billion dollars in 1990. (Economic Impact) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2001-09/bsj-sno090301.php Economics of Tobacco Economics of Tobacco: What are the costs? Who pays? And are anti-tobacco policies cost-effective? Short paper considers these questions. (Economic Impact) http://factsheets.globalink.org/en/economics.shtml Smoking and the Bottom Line: The Costs of Smoking in the Workplace - Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme Smoking and the Bottom Line: The Costs of Smoking in the Workplace - Health Canada Tobacco Control Programme: Canadian analysis estimates smoking adds about $2000 per year per employee. (Economic Impact) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/tobacco/facts/bottomline/index.html CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health Cost CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health Cost: Can select a state and find out the smoking-attributable expenditures for that state. Breaks the cost down by ambulatory, hospital, nursing home, drug, and other expenses. (Economic Impact) http://www2.cdc.gov/nccdphp/osh/state/epi_select.asp?set_type=5&pick=sam_dircost $72.7 Billion: Smoking's Annual Health Care Cost $72.7 Billion: Smoking's Annual Health Care Cost: The total cost of caring for people with health problems caused by cigarette smoking is about $72.7 billion per year, according to health economists at the University of California. "You expect a figure of this magnitude for the impact of smoking on (Economic Impact) http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1998/0916/smoking.html Smokers Filling Hospitals Smokers Filling Hospitals: The cost of smoking in terms of healthcare at one Irish hostpial is estimated: the hospital's budget was about £177 million per year, and about half the 500 to 600 patients were there because of smoking. (Economic Impact) http://www.vhi.ie/news/n070601a.jsp Fire Safe Cigarette Fire Safe Cigarette: Cost of fires started by dropped (not fire safe) cigarettes. (Economic Impact) http://www.burnfoundation.org/firesafecig.html Is Tobacco A Development Issue? Is Tobacco A Development Issue?: UK Institute of Development Studies discussion asks, what are the consequences of cigarette consumption for the world's poorest regions? Is tobacco control a development issue? Sections include: summary; tobacco, poverty, and health; taxation; tobacco co (Economic Impact) http://www.id21.org/tobacco/report1.html Costs to Employers Costs to Employers: Breaks down costs to employers of smoking and secondhand smoke. (Economic Impact) http://www.workingsmokefree.com/whygosmokefree/costs.htm Truth About Tobacco: Economic Costs Truth About Tobacco: Economic Costs: Cost of tobacco in Canada from worker absenteeism, fires, and lost income due to premarure death. (Economic Impact) http://tobacco.aadac.com/about_smoking/economic_costs/ The Basis for the Federal Tobacco Law Suit The Basis for the Federal Tobacco Law Suit: Policy and law analysis makes the case that the U.S. Department of Justice should sue the tobacco industry for costs the product incurred, and industry deception and coverup which resulted in increased use. (Economic Impact) http://no-smoking.org/sept99/09-22-99-7.html Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare Spending Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare Spending: Report on 1997 Medicare and overall healthcare costs in the U.S. due to cigarette smoking, based on estimates of 1993 spending. (Economic Impact) http://www.oncolink.com/resources/article.cfm?c=3&s=8&ss=23&id=2625 The Economics of Tobacco The Economics of Tobacco: Includes summary of the cost of smoking in the UK. (Economic Impact) http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact16.html Smoking-Attributable Medical Care Costs Smoking-Attributable Medical Care Costs: Identifies the medical care costs attributable to cigarette smoking for the United States for 1993; describes in detail the collection of econometric models that are used to calculate these costs. (Economic Impact) http://www.bera.com/Smoking.htm The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992 The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992: Tobacco generated more costs than alcohol, and more than 7 times as much as all illegal drugs combined. (Economic Impact) http://www.ccsa.ca/plweb-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+view1+General+446+6++ Cost of Tobacco-Related Disability Among U.S. Veterans Cost of Tobacco-Related Disability Among U.S. Veterans: Economic report estimates the cost of tobacco-caused disease among currently living U.S. veterans. (Economic Impact) http://www.mit.edu/people/jeffrey/HarrisVARept97.pdf Per capita costs of tobacco use (in 1993 U.S. dollars) Per capita costs of tobacco use (in 1993 U.S. dollars): Costs shown broken down into direct health care costs, costs of indirect mortality and indirect morbidity; for Canada, the U.S., and Australia. Supporting research identified for each cost estimate. (Economic Impact) http://www.ccsa.ca/costs/LITREV3.HTM Smoking costs faced by employers Smoking costs faced by employers: Costs due to increased absenteeism, productivity, insurance; summary of research. (Economic Impact) http://ash.org/papers/h100.htm Costs of Smoking in Australia Costs of Smoking in Australia: Community costs; direct costs; lives lost; disease and death; intangible costs; hospital costs; fires; other costs. (Economic Impact) http://www.nsma.org.au/costs.htm Motherless and Fatherless Youth and Smoking-Attributable Deaths Motherless and Fatherless Youth and Smoking-Attributable Deaths: Abstract and full text of article. (Economic Impact) http://www.idealibrary.com/links/doi/10.1006/pmed.2000.0657 Economic Damages and the Tobacco Litigation Economic Damages and the Tobacco Litigation: Collection of evidence introduced into trial on the costs tobacco products place on the smoker, the family, government, and society; most documents in PDF format. (Economic Impact) http://dmsweb.moore.sc.edu/Tobacco/ State Estimates of Total Medical Expenditures Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1993 State Estimates of Total Medical Expenditures Attributable to Cigarette Smoking, 1993: 1993 report breaks down costs by state. (Economic Impact) http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/faculty/lmiller_report.html Jeffrey E. Harris, MIT Home page Jeffrey E. Harris, MIT Home page: Online copies of Dr. Harris's economic analyses, most dealing with costs and prices of tobacco products. (Economic Impact) http://www.mit.edu/people/jeffrey/index.html Death and Taxes Death and Taxes: Analysis of Philip Morris study on economics of tobacco use. (Economic Impact) http://www.ash.org.uk/html/international/html/czechstudy.html Medical Costs of Smoking in the United States Medical Costs of Smoking in the United States: Article examines the literature available, the estimates arrived at, their validity, and their implications. (Economic Impact) http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/8/3/290?ijkey=ZmVrs9xrf634s The Total Lifetime Costs of Smoking The Total Lifetime Costs of Smoking: European research measures the total lifetime costs of smoking. (Economic Impact) http://www3.oup.co.uk/eurpub/hdb/Volume_14/Issue_01/140095.sgm.abs.html Economic Impact of Smoking in Pacific Islands Economic Impact of Smoking in Pacific Islands: Complete online book. Outlines the different types of cost; who bears the cost; estimating the costs; future smoking costs trends in developing countries; policy implications. (Economic Impact) http://www.globalink.org/tobacco/9910eco/ The Health Care Costs of Smoking The Health Care Costs of Smoking: Conclusions: If people stopped smoking, there would be a savings in health care costs, but only in the short term. Eventually, smoking cessation would lead to increased health care costs. The New England Journal of Medicine, October 9, 1997. (Economic Impact) http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/337/15/1052 Smoking costs factsheet Smoking costs factsheet: From the Missouri Health Department. Covers costs from treating disease, fires, lost productivity, workplace injuries. (Economic Impact) http://www.health.state.mo.us/SmokingAndTobacco/FSST.html The Economic Implications of Tobacco Product Sales in a Nontobacco State The Economic Implications of Tobacco Product Sales in a Nontobacco State: Research concludes that "reducing or eliminating tobacco product spending in Michigan will increase employment in the state, as well as health." (Economic Impact) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&uid=8114214&Dopt=r Young Healthy Smokers Take Significantly More Days Off Work Young Healthy Smokers Take Significantly More Days Off Work: Research that followed over 80,000 employees for over 2 years finds smoking has significant costs for employers, even among younger workers. (Economic Impact) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2000-12/CftA-Yhst-0312100.php Costs of Tobacco Consumption in Sydney Costs of Tobacco Consumption in Sydney: Report estimates the medical costs of tobacco in Central Sydney, Australia. (Economic Impact) http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/corporate/tobaccocp/BKG-2.htm Costs of Smoking in the state of Mississippi Costs of Smoking in the state of Mississippi: Presentation of econometric models and resulting estimates of cost. (Economic Impact) http://www.bera.com/Msdepo.htm The Global Impact of Tobacco The Global Impact of Tobacco: A look at the global costs of growing and using the crop. Written by the San Francisco Tobacco Free Coalition and the San Francisco Tobacco Free Project. (Economic Impact) http://corpwatch.radicaldesigns.org/article.php?id=4001 Secondhand Smoke Costs Secondhand Smoke Costs: Secondhand smoke costs you $70 per year, according to an economic analysis by a Indiana University professor. (Economic Impact) http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=healthnews&StoryID=1741542 Costs of Employee Smoking in the Workplace Costs of Employee Smoking in the Workplace: Research measures costs to employers of smoking in the workplace in Scotland. (Economic Impact) http://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/2/187 The Economic Consequences of Smoking in Ontario The Economic Consequences of Smoking in Ontario: Research measures the total cost of smoking in Ontario is US$2.91 billion. Associated with these economic costs are health-related harms: 69,318 hospital separations; 1,007,647 days stay in hospitals; 11,648 deaths resulting in more than 171,443 person-ye (Economic Impact) http://www.idealibrary.com/links/artid/phrs.1998.0423 The Human and Financial Costs of Smoking The Human and Financial Costs of Smoking: Research paper summarizes qualitative and quantitative human and financial tolls from smoking, ranging from cigarette burns, to cigarette ignited fire disasters, to caring for dying smokers and replacing their financial and social contributions to their s (Economic Impact) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10763099&dopt=Abstract Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 Years Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 Years: University of California health care economists created the first detailed picture of the impact of cigarette smoking on Medicaid costs in all 50 states. (Economic Impact) http://www.ucsf.edu/daybreak/1998/03/309_cig.htm Health Care Costs of Smoking Health Care Costs of Smoking: Abstract of recent research estimates percentage of total health care costs attributable to smoking. (Economic Impact) http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/paper_14898.htm Smoking Cessation and Absence from Work Smoking Cessation and Absence from Work: Scientific article: quitting smoking reduces absences from work. (Economic Impact) http://www.idealibrary.com/links/artid/pmed.1995.1084 Smoking-Attributable Medical Care Costs Incurred by the State of Texas: 1967-2007 Smoking-Attributable Medical Care Costs Incurred by the State of Texas: 1967-2007: Complete report available online. (Economic Impact) http://www.bera.com/Txdepo.htm Economic Impact of Smoking Economic Impact of Smoking: Very short factsheet, but all sources cited. (Economic Impact) http://www.state.in.us/isdh/programs/tobacco/economic.htm Motherless Or Fatherless Youth And Social Security Survivors Insurance Costs Motherless Or Fatherless Youth And Social Security Survivors Insurance Costs: Estimates cost of Social Security payments made for youths who became motherless or fatherless due to tobacco use. (Economic Impact) http://epm-leistikow.ucdavis.edu/BereftYouths.htm The Cost of Smoking in California, 1999 The Cost of Smoking in California, 1999: Extensive report adds up the cost to $15.8 billion, breaks it down by type of cost, disease, gender, county, and includes estimates for lost productivity, secondhand smoke. PDF format. (Economic Impact) http://www.dhs.ca.gov/tobacco/documents/CostOfSmoking1999.pdf Money To Burn Money To Burn: News story itemizes some of the costs of smoking. (Economic Impact) http://www.s-t.com/daily/07-97/07-13-97/f01bu207.htm The Cost of Smoking in Canada, 1991 The Cost of Smoking in Canada, 1991: Smoking-attributable health care costs in Canada were $2.5 billion (CAN). Additional costs included $1.5 billion for residential care, $2 billion due to increased absenteeism, $80 million due to fires, and $10.5 billion due to lost future income caused (Economic Impact) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/lcdc/publicat/cdic/cdic181/cd181c_e.html Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costs Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost, and Economic Costs: CDC report; every pack of cigarettes costs $3.45 for medical care attributable to smoking and $3.73 in productivity losses, for a total cost of $7.18 per pack. (Economic Impact) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5114a2.htm Smoking-Caused Fires Cost $27.2 Billion Annually Smoking-Caused Fires Cost $27.2 Billion Annually: Analysis shows smoking is a leading cause of fires and death from fires globally, resulting in an estimated cost of nearly $7 billion in the United States and $27.2 billion worldwide in 1998. (Economic Impact) http://epm-leistikow.ucdavis.edu/SMOKINGFIRES.HTM Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditures Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditures: Research concludes "the cumulative impact of excess medical care required by smokers at all ages while alive outweighs shorter life expectancy, and smokers incur higher expenditures for medical care over their lifetimes than never-smokers". (Economic Impact) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&uid=1588892&Dopt=r Costs of Health Damage and Productivity Losses Attributable to Smoking in Germany Costs of Health Damage and Productivity Losses Attributable to Smoking in Germany: The European Journal of Public Health: scientific article. (Economic Impact) http://www3.oup.co.uk/eurpub/hdb/Volume_10/Issue_01/100031.sgm.abs.html