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Smoking Bleeds Us All, Says Disease-Control Agency.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

| April 12, 2002 | 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: Mike Toner

Apr. 12--Each pack of cigarettes sold in the United States costs an average of $7.18 in health-related losses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

CDC officials say the economic toll from smoking -- $157 billion a year -- is growing, despite a decline in the number of people smoking. Smoking accounts for about 8 percent of all personal health-related spending.

"The health costs . . . are the result of smoking behavior that took place several decades ago," said Terry Pechacek, associate director of the CDC's Office of Smoking and Health.

The CDC says smoking-related diseases kills 440,000…

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