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CDC Study Details Cigarettes' Cost to Nation.

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| April 12, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Richmond Times-Dispatch. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: John Reid Blackwell

Apr. 12--Each pack of cigarettes sold in the United States costs the nation more than $7 in medical care and lost productivity caused by smoking-related illnesses.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pegged the total annual cost of smoking at nearly $158 billion a year, or $3,391 per smoker. The study, released yesterday, is the first to establish a national per-pack cost. The CDC said that tobacco-related medical costs rose 42 percent from 1993 to 1998, to $75.5 billion, while economic costs averaged $81.9 billion a year because of lost work productivity.

"This is largely due to the escalating costs of…

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