FACT CHECK: Do smokers cost society money?

Associated Press by Erica Werner | Apr. 9, 2009 (News Report)

Smoking takes years off your life and adds dollars to the cost of health care. Yet nonsmokers cost society money, too - by living longer.

It's an element of the debate over tobacco that some economists and officials find distasteful. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Business, Politics, Health, Sci/Tech
Topics: U.S. Economy, Health Care, Science, Medicare, Wellness
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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Apr 9, 2009 - 10:10 AM PDT
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Edited by: Glenn LaBauve - Apr 9, 2009 - 10:10 AM PDT
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